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LUIGI FERRUCCI, MD, PhD
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LUIGI FERRUCCI
National Institute on Aging
National Institutes of Health
NIA-ASTRA Unit
Harbor Hospital, 5 th Floor, NM540
3001 S. Hanover Street
Baltimore, MD, 21225-1233
Email: ferruccilu@grc.nia.nih.gov
Tel: (410) 350-3936
Fax: (410) 350-7304
1974 – 1980 MD: Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence, Italy: Graduated
with score of 110/110, cum laude
1985 – 1988 PhD: Biology and Pathophysiology of Aging, University of Florence, Italy
BOARD CERTIFICATION
1980 – 1984 Geriatrics, Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics, University of Florence, Italy:
Graduated with score of 70/70, cum laude
2006 USMLE1: Score of 202/245
USMLE2: Score of 185/245
2009 USMLE3: Score of 210/245
EMPLOYMENT
1976 – 1984 Internship: Intensive Care Unit, Institute of Geriatrics and Gerontology,
University of Florence
1980 – 1985 Internship at the Intensive Care Unit of the Institute of Gerontology and
Geriatrics, University of Florence, Italy
- Co-investigator in the study “Effectiveness of intra-aortic balloon
counterpulsation in older patients with cardiogenic shock”
- Co-investigator of a randomized controlled trial on the hemodynamic
effects of Digoxin in older patients with acute myocardial infarction
- Co-investigator of “Heart and Diabetes”, a study of the pathophysiologic
mechanisms that in diabetic patients cause an excess risk of congestive
heart failure
1985 – 1986 Fellow at the National Institute of Research and Care on Aging (INRCA),
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Department of Geriatric Medicine, Florence, Italy
1985 – 2002 Physician: Italian National Institute of Aging, Hospital for Geriatric
Rehabilitation for Stroke
1986 – 2002 Associate Professor of Biology (1986-1990), Human Physiology (1991-1997)
and Medical Statistics (1998-2002) at the Special School for Physical Therapists,
University of Florence, Italy
1991 – 2002 Lecturer in “The Epidemiology of Aging” at the Institute of Gerontology and
Geriatrics, University of Florence, Italy
1988 – 2003 Assistant Director and Coordinator of the Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology
at the INRCA Geriatric Department, Florence, Italy
- 1988: Co-investigator of the “Eleven Country Study” (P.I. for the Italian
section), a study sponsored by the WHO, involving 11 countries in the
Mediterranean area, sponsored by the Tuscany regional government
- 1989: Co-investigator of the “ICare Dicomano Study”, a population-based
longitudinal study on the relationship between morbidity and disability in
the elderly
- 1990: Principal investigator of “Le Piagge Study” on the relationship
between poverty and physical health, sponsored by the Tuscany regional
government
- 1990: Principal Investigator of the “POST” study, an observational study
of patients with stroke discharged at home after rehabilitation
- 1992: Principal investigator of the "LUGO" Study, a study performed in
the town of Lugo di Romagna that examined level of informal care
provided by the family and use of public health services in older persons
with disability
- 1992: Advisor of a study on the health and disability of Chinese older
persons living in Beijing sponsored by the World-Lab of Geneva
(Switzerland)
- 1993: Co-investigator of the “ADI” study, a controlled trial on the
effectiveness of integrated home care in the care and management of older
persons with severe disability living in the community, sponsored by the
Italian National Research Council
- 1994: Co-investigator of the “Seven Countries Study”, examining risk
factors for cardiovascular morbidity, disability and mortality in older
European men, sponsored by the Italian National Institute of Health
- 1994: Co-investigator of a randomized controlled trial on the
effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation in older patients (CR-AGE, Cardiac
rehabilitation in advanced age)
- 1994: Co-investigator of the project “Multidimensional evaluation of
older cancer patients”, in collaboration with the Cancer Research Institute
of Genoa, Italy
- 1995: Principal investigator of the “European Longitudinal Study on
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Aging” (ELSA) on cross-cultural factors affecting health-related quality of
life in old age
- 1995: Co-investigator of the study “Biomechanical and Cinematic
predictors of balance impairment in older persons”, a targeted project
sponsored by the Italian National Research Council
- 1995: Co-investigator of the project “Cross-cultural validation and
reliability of an Italian version of the Sickness Impact Profile”, sponsored
by the Italian Geriatric Society and the University of Florence
- 1996: Co-principal investigator of the project “Validity of the RUG III
classification System to estimate resource consumption in Italian longterm
care institutions”, sponsored by the Italian Ministry of Health
- 1997: Principal investigator of “InCHIANTI”, a population based study
of genetic, biological, environmental and socio-economical risk factors for
mobility disability in older persons, sponsored by the Italian Ministry of
Health and the Italian National Institute on Aging
- 1997: Co-investigator of the “Italian Centenarian Study”
- 1998: Co-investigator of “AKEA”, a study of the genetic characteristics
of centenarians living in the Sardinia Region of Italy, sponsored by the
Sardinia regional government
- 1998: Principal investigator of the project “Guidelines for the assessment
of frail older people in health and social services,” sponsored by the Italian
Ministry of Health
- 1999: Co-investigator of the project “Dementia” on the relationship
between chronic inflammation and cognitive status in older persons,
sponsored by the Italian Ministry of Health
- 1999: Co-investigator of “PROSALMEN”, a project sponsored by the
Italian Ministry of Health on genetic, behavioral and environmental risk
factors for osteoporosis in post-menopausal women
- 2000-2001: Principal investigator of the “FRASI” (Frailty, Screening and
Intervention) study, a randomized controlled trial testing whether
multidimensional geriatric intervention is effective in the prevention of
disability in frail older persons. The project is supported by a special grant
from the Italian Ministry of Health.
- 2002: Co-investigator of the Follow-up of the InCHIANTI study funded
as a contract provided by the National Institute on Aging, NIH
- 2001-2001: Co-investigator of the project “Genetic traits in dementia”
sponsored as a targeted project by the Italian Ministry of Health and
conducted in collaboration with the “Istituto Superiore di Sanita”
- 2002: Principal investigator of the ASSI project (ASSI, Assistenza Socio-
Sanitaria in Italia, social and Health Care Services in Italy) supported as a
targeted project by the Italian Ministry of Health
- 2002-2003: Consultant of the AKEA II Project, an epidemiological study
looking at factors affecting health and quality of life in Sardinian
Centenarians. The project is supported as an RO1 grant by the U.S.
National Institute on Aging
- 2002-2003: Co-investigator of the “Blood Factors and Peripheral Arterial
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Disease Outcomes The Walking and Leg Circulation Study” Supported by
an RO1 grant from the U.S. National Institute on Aging and looking at the
natural history, risk factors and functional consequences of Peripheral
Artery Disease
- 2002-2003: Coordinator of the “Intervention on frailty working group” a
project aimed at producing the first set of guidelines for the design of
randomized controlled trials aimed at preventing or delaying functional
decline and disability in frail older persons”. The project was supported by
a grant from Ely Lilly.
- 2002: Co-investigator of a project for the validation of a “Clinical
Impression Scale” for the assessment and follow-up of frailty severity in
older persons. The project was supported by an unconditional grant from
Ely-Lilly.
- 2002-2003: Co-investigator of the BURDIS network aimed at
“Comparing risk factors for late life disability across different European
countries. The project is funded by a special grant from the European
Community.
1998 – 2002 Multiple short and long periods in residence as Visiting Scientist and Visiting
Associate at the Epidemiology, Demography and Biometry Program of the
National Institute on Aging, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland (total 36 months)
- Co-researcher in the Established Populations for Epidemiological Studies
of the Elderly (EPESE). Analyses focused on understanding the
disablement process and looking at new risk factors that affect longevity,
active life expectancy, and morbidity
- Co-investigator of the Women’s Health and Aging Study, participating in
the design and conduct of the study, and management and analysis of the
data. Research activity focused on the multifactorial mechanisms by
which specific diseases, comorbidity and impairments lead to disability in
old age
1998 – 2002 Chief: Hospital for Geriatric Rehabilitation for Stroke (70 beds, 14 physicians,
80 nurses, 14 physical therapists
1990 – 2002 Private practice: focus on complex geriatric problems
2002 – Present Chief, Longitudinal Studies Section, Director, Baltimore Longitudinal Study of
Aging, National Institute on Aging, Clinical Research Branch, Baltimore, MD
2005 – Present Adjunct Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
- “Frailty and the Development of Disability I” for Epidemiology of
Aging Course, February 3, 2006
2007 – Present Adjunct Professor of Medicine in the Johns Hopkins Division of Geriatric
Medicine and Gerontology
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2011 – Present Scientific Director, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD
SOCIETIES
2006 – Present Member of the American Geriatrics Society
2004 Member of the MedStar Research Institute Institutional Review Board
2002 – Present NIA Promotion and Tenure Committee
1999 − 2001 Board of the Italian Geriatric Society
1988 − Present Member of the Gerontological Society of America
HONORS AND OTHER SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC RECOGNITION
1987 Scholarship award obtained from the WHO Regional Office for Europe to attend
the III International Course of Epidemiology of Aging, London, U.K.
1990 – 1991 Scholarship award obtained from the Italian Geriatric Society to attend the first
and second residential course on “Geriatric Epidemiology,” Praglia, Padova,
Italy
1992 Award from the “Lions” Foundation for the best paper on “Aging and disability”
produced in 1991 by an Italian scientist
1995 Award for “Special contributions in the design of the Women’s Health and
Aging Study” from the National Institute on Aging, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
2000 Award for the “Most Productive Italian Scientist in the Field of Geriatrics”
obtained from the Italian Geriatric Society.
2003 Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University
of Maryland
2003 NIA Staff Recognition Award, April 24, 2003
2004 NIA Staff Recognition Award, July 7, 2004
2005 NIH Directors Award for Excellence in Mentorship (Awarded July 14, 2005)
2005 DHHS NIH Recognition Certificate for personal and professional commitment
to the education and training of students in the NIA 2005 Summer Research
Training Program
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2005 Dean Faulkner Visiting Professor in Geriatric Medicine, 2004-2005 academic
year, March 18 th , 2005; Lecture titles: “A New Paradigm for the Baltimore
Longitudinal Study on Aging”; “Unexplained Anemia in Older Persons”
2006 Kesten Lectureship Award presented by the Leonard Davis School of
Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
2008 NIH Directors Award, October 31, 2008
2008 Enrico Greppi Award, Societa Italiana di Geronotologie e Geriatria (Italian
Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics), November 26, 2008
2009 Direttore Scientifico di Isico Award 2009 for “From chronic back pain to
disability, a multifactorial mediated pathway: the InCHIANTI study” (Spine.
2001 Dec 15; 32(26):E809-15).
2009
2010
St. Louis University’s Max K. Horwitt Memorial Distinguished Lectureship
Award, June 2, 2009
Plain Language and Clear Communication Bronze Award for the publication of
“Healthy Aging: Lessons from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging –
NIA” May 26, 2010
PLENARY OR NAMED LECTURES
May 1986
February 1991
October 1992
September 1992
December 1992
January 1993
Dopamine and renal function Presented at the symposium “Dopaminergic
mechanisms and intervention strategies in hypertension and Parkinson’s
disease”, Florence, Italy
Functional evaluation Presented at the meeting of the Tuscany section of the
Italian Geriatric Society, Siena, Italy
Disability in the elderly: Epidemiological aspects Presented at the symposium
“Disability in the Elderly” organized by the Tuscan Regional government in
collaboration with the World Health Organization, Florence, Italy
Evaluation of comorbidity in older cancer patients Presented at the symposium
“Cancer in the elderly” organized by the Italian School of Oncology, Santa
Margherita Ligure, Italy
The epidemiology of urinary incontinence in the older population Presented at
the meeting “Clinical urodynamics and rehabilitation of urinary and fecal
incontinence”
The role of geriatric assessment in cancer treatment Presented at the workshop
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“Cancer in the elderly: Current knowledge and new research methods”
sponsored by the Trieste Cancer Registry in collaboration with the U.S. National
Cancer Institute, Trieste, Italy
May 1993
November 1993
March 1993
December 1993
April 1993
April 1993
October 1993
August 1994
September 1994
October 1994
November 1994
December 1994
General principles of statistics in multidimensional evaluation Presented at the
symposium “Multidimensional evaluation in the elderly,” Rome, Italy
Objective evaluation of disability Presented as the Opening Keynote Address at
the33 rd Meeting of the Italian Geriatric Society, Florence, Italy
New perspectives for care of older people: What we can learn from other
countries Presented at the meeting “Still in play” organized by the regional
government of Milan, Italy
Relationship between functional capacity and behavior in older persons
Presented at the meeting “Quality of life in old age and identification of the
various ways of aging” organized by the City of Bologna, Italy
Towards uniform criteria for the evaluation of disability and dependency in the
elderly Presented at the forum “Targeted project for the health of the elderly,”
Trento, Italy
Proposal for multidimensional geriatric assessment in elderly cancer patients
Presented at the symposium “Cancer in the elderly” organized by the ORTC
Study Group on Cancer in the Elderly, Brussels, Belgium
Multidimensional evaluation in older patients with cancer Presented at the
symposium “Aging and cancer: Current knowledge and perspectives, ”Santa
Margherita Ligure, Italy
Depression and quality of life Presented at the workshop “Health-related
quality of life in old age,” Jyvaskyla, Finland
Comprehensive geriatric assessment in clinical oncology Presented at the
“Second International Conference on Geriatric Oncology: Cancer in the
Elderly,” Genoa, Italy
Home care for the elderly Presented at the meeting “Gerotechnology” organized
by the Italian National Institute on Aging, Milan, Italy
Balance control in activities of daily living Presented as the Keynote Speech of
the 34 th Meeting of the Italian Geriatric Society, Florence, Italy
Geriatric medicine perspective Presented at the Working Group on
Pharmacology in Aging and Cancer organized by the National Institute on Aging
and the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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June 1995
November 1995
November 1996
February 1997
March 1997
April 1997
May 1997
September 1997
October 1997
December 1997
April 1998
October 1998
November 1998
January 1999
Balance control and development of disability Presented at the Fourth U.S.-Italy
Science and Technology Cooperation Conference, Bethesda, MD
Interaction between depression and disease status in older persons:
Consideration of the clinical interpretation of depressive symptoms Presented at
the 35 th Meeting of the Italian Geriatric Society, Florence, Italy
Overview of the state of cooperation between geriatricians and oncologists in
the care of older cancer patients Presented at the Third International Conference
of Geriatric Oncology, Tampa, FL
Cognitive function and risk of cerebrovascular disease Presented at the meeting
“Disability in the elderly: Predictive factors and intervention strategies,”
Florence, Italy
Aging and the environment: a lack of knowledge Presented at the workshop
“Aging, health and the home environment” sponsored by the World Health
Organization and the Italian National Institute on Aging, Florence, Italy
Orienting procedures in geriatric wards toward good outcomes Presented at the
symposium “Clinical Objectives in Geriatric Wards” organized by the Italian
Academy of Medicine, Brescia, Italy
The targeted project RUG III Presented at the symposium “Case mix and
resource utilization in residential care facilities for the elderly,” Florence, Italy
Organization of the motor system in response to physical exercise Presented at
the meeting “Motor function, aging, and rehabilitation,” Rome, Italy
Validation of the RUG system: A multicenter study Presented at the meeting of
the “European Society for Health Services,” Florence, Italy
Prevention of disability: The inflammatory hypothesis Presented at the Fifth
U.S.-Italy Science and Technology Cooperation Conference, Venice, Italy
The concept of health in centenarians Presented at the roundtable “Project
MALVA – Longevity in Mantova”, Mantua, Italy
Epidemiological aspects of aging in older women, Naples, Italy
Prevention of disability in the elderly Presented at the meeting “Older persons
and disability: A new politics of prevention in the network of health services,”
Florence, Italy
Case-control studies Presented at the meeting “Epidemiologic Research in
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Geriatrics – Principals of Epidemiology” organized by the Italian National
Research Council, Padua, Italy
May 1999
June 1999
August 1999
September 1999
October 1999
October 1999
November 1999
November 1999
December 1999
January 2000
May 2000
June 2000
June 2000 Telese
Development of screening guidelines for frail elderly Presented at the
symposium “New technologies that improve quality of life in older adults,”
Brussels, Belgium
Can we prevent disability in aging? Presented at the symposium “The health of
the elderly” organized by the Italian Academy of Medicine, Bologna, Italy
Gait disturbances in the elderly Presented at the meeting of the International
Epidemiologic Association, Florence, Italy
Functional evaluation and longevity Presented at the meeting “Panel on a
research agenda and new data for an aging world” sponsored by the U.S.
National Academy of Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences
and Education, London, U.K.
Continuity in the health management of older persons Presented at the meeting
“Service and technology for the third age,” Perugia, Italy
The clinical picture of frailty Presented at the symposium “Frailty as a
prognostic marker in older persons” sponsored by the United Nations, Brescia,
Italy
Evaluating gait Presented at the workshop “Epidemiologic studies of the
elderly” organized by the Institute of Geriatrics and Gerontology, University of
Chieti, Chieti, Italy
Evidence-based medicine:Clinical guidelines for the elderly Presented at the 39 th
meeting of the Italian Geriatric Society, Naples, Italy
Exercise in the elderly Presented at the meeting “The Aging Motor System and
Its Adaptations to Training” organized by the Maugeri Foundation, Pavia, Italy
The InCHIANTI Study: Understanding subsystems of mobility Presented at Wake
Forest University, J. Paul Sticht Center on Aging, Winston-Salem, NC
Aging Presented at the “Third Meeting of Epidemiology and Biostatistics for the
Health of Italians” organized by Italian Ministry of Health, Rome, Italy
Stratification of risk for cardiovascular disease and cost-effectiveness of
antihypertensive, treatment Presented at Wake Forest University, J. Paul Sticht
Center on Aging, Winston-Salem, NC
Multidimensional and functional aspects of congestive heart failure in older
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patients Presented at the workshop “Chronic Heart Failure in the Elderly” ,
Benevento, Italy
July 2000
July 2000
September 2000
November 2000
December 2000
April 2001
May 2001
May 2001
June 2001
June 2001
June 2001
July 2001
September 2001
May 2001
September 2001
Promotion of Healthy Aging. New perspectives Invited lecture. Istituto Superiore
di Sanità, Rome, Italy
Writing clinical guidelines for medical practice. Methodologic, ethical and
legislative issues Presented at the meeting “Linee Guida. Autonomia e
Responsabilità del Medico,” Rome, Italy
Understanding walking disability in older persons Seminar at the Gerontology
Research Center of the National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD
Multidimensional assessment and prevention of disability in the oelderly
Opening lecture at the 45 th National Congress of the Italian Geriatric Society,
Florence, Italy
Mobility and disability Presented at the international meeting “Disordini
dell’equilibrio e della deambulazione nel paziente anziano,” Florence, Italy
Invited lecture, Lilly Meeting, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS
Invited lecture. Meeting “Fragilità,” Bologna, Italy
Invited lecture. “Contempo 2001” Congress of Accademia Nazionale di
Medicina, Milan, Italy
Invited lecture. Workshop “Demenza” - Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
Cost of Geriatric Assessment Presented at the International Conference on
Geriatric Oncology – Guidelines of Aged Cancer Patients, Rome, Italy
Invited lecture. Meeting “Fragilità,” Ancona, Italy
Session discussant “General and Clinical Discussion” at the 1 st F.I.R.I. Meeting.
8a Giornata Pisana di Studio “Intervention on Aging and Aging-related
Sarcopenia” - Casciana Terme, Pisa, Italy
Chairperson in the section “The Frailty Syndrome” Congress EAMA (European
Academy for Medicine of Ageing), IUKB Foundation, VI Advanced
Postgraduate Course, Sion, Switzerland
Poster presented at the 4th European Forum for Dietitians, Assisi, Italy
Invited lecture “Il Vecchio e la Malattia,” Signa, Italy
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October 2001
October 2001
October/December
2001
December 2001
December 2001
March 2002
April 2002
May 2002
May 2002
June 2002
July 2002
July 2002
September 2002
October 2002
September 2003
Invited lecture at the 23 rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone and
Mineral Research, Phoenix, AZ
Demenza e disabilità nella popolazione anziana Presented at the A.I.P.
Congress (Psycogeriatric Italian Association) “Processi clinico-assistenziali in
Psicogeriatria,” Ancona, Italy
La fragilità perchè gli anziani si ricoverano in RSA presented at 1st “Corso di
Formazione permanente per operatori socio-sanitari in R.S.A,” Florence, Italy
“L’introduzione degli strumenti VMD in RSA. Problematica: VAOR-RUG III”
presented at “Valutazione multidimensionale per strutture resiadenziali
(Residenze Sanitarie Assistenziali) e semiresidenziali (Centri diurni). Il sistema
di classificazione “RUG,” Grosseto, Italy
Prevention of Disability in Frail Older Persons, Florence, Italy
Speaker at the Congress “Vivere e curare la vecchiaia nel mondo,” Genoa, Italy
Speaker at IV Corso Multidisciplinare Geriatrico “La prevenzione della fragilità:
esperienze e nuovi indirizzi,” Venice, Italy
Il Delirium: prevenzione e terapia, Gardone Riviera, Italy
Discussant at V Seminario ADI “L’assistenza domiciliare integrata nelle società
della salute,” Empoli, Italy
Speaker at “Congresso Internazionale di Medicina nello Sport,” Perugia, Italy
Participant in the forum “L’Unità Geriatria per Acuti,” Florence, Italy
Participant at the meeting “Accreditamento e indicatori di qualità” Florence,
Italy
Terapia farmacologia della fragilità Presented at the meeting “Il soggetto
anziano fragile: fisiopatologia, rilevanza clinica, prospettive terapeutiche,”
Ferrara, Italy
The many possible definitions of sarcopenia: Implications for clinical use
Presented at the BURDIS meeting, Bristol, UK
Speaker at the American Institute for Urban Psychological Studies 2003 Fall
Conference, Baltimore, MD
October 2003 Frailty as a Multifactorial Syndrome Presented at the 7 th International
Conference on Geriatric Nephrology & Urology, Atlanta, GA
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October 2003
October 2003
October 2003
October 2003
October 2003
March 2004
March 2004
March/April 2004
April 2004
April 2004
May 2004
September 2004
September 2004
Analisi del Case-Mix Assistenziale Presented at the Agenzia Regionale Sanitaria
meeting, “Il Sistema Rug”, Rome, Italy
Studio in Chianti Presented at the “Progetto Veneto Anziani (Pro.V.A.)”,
Padova, Italy
Frailty in Older Persons Presented at the International Union for the Scientific
Study of Population (IUSSP) seminar on “Increasing Longevity: Causes,
Consequences and Prospects”, New York, NY
Intervention targeting at selected (established) predictors Presented at the
BURDIS meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark
Sarcopenia e osteoartrosi (Sarcopenia and osteoarthritis) Presented at the 48 th
National Congress of the Società Italiana di Gerontologia e Geriatria (SIGG),
Florence, Italy
Invited participant at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Workshop on
the Clinical Implications of Anemia in the Elderly, Washington, DC
Nutritional Aspects of Age-Related Frailty Invited speaker at the Cornell
University Division of Nutritional Sciences Seminar Series, Ithaca, NY
Aging and Inflammation Presented at the National Institute on Aging Intramural
Research Program Ninth Annual Scientific Retreat, Linthicum Heights, MD
Design of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging Presented at the
Longitudinal Studies of Disabilities Conference of the Interagency Committee
on Disability Research (ICDR) Subcommittee on Medical Rehabilitation,
Washington, DC
Il conetto di fragilità: evidenze sperimentali (The frailty concept: experimental
evidence) Presented at the Associazione Italiana Psicogeriatria 4 th National
Congress, Gardone Riviera, Italy
Major Developments Based on Research in Organ System Pathophysiology
Presented at the 2004 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics
Society, Las Vegas, NV
Inflammation, Homeostasis and Frailty Presented at the Workshop on
Inflammation, Inflammatory Mediators and Aging (National Institute on Aging)
Subclinical neurological dysfunction as a marker of frailty in older adults
Speaker at the International Meeting “The Aging People” at the University of
Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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September 2004
September 2004
October 2004
November 2004
November 2004
December 2004
February 2005
February 2005
March 2005
March 2005
March 2005
May 2005
May 2005
Participant at the University of Modena seminar on “Dall’invecchiamento di
successo all’anziano fragile: le trace della disabilità”, Modena, Italy
Epidemiology of Aging Lecture at the University of Maryland School of
Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Inflammation: the fire of frailty Presented at the Fondation IPSEN’s 5 th Annual
“Longevity and Frailty” Meeting, Demographic and Medical Approaches
Session, Paris, France
La dimensione epidemiologica dell-artrosi (The epidemiological dimension of
arthritis) Presented at the 49 th National Congress of the Società Italiana di
Gerontologia e Geriatria (SIGG), Florence, Italy
Discussant on several symposia at the 57 th Annual Scientific Meeting of the
Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC
The hormonal markers of frail male elderly Presented at the Geriatric
Endocrinology Meeting, at the University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Traces of a Nutritional Pathway to Cognitive Decline and Dementia Presented at
the Dementia Consortium Retreat (Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research
Center), Baltimore, MD
Participant in the International Association of Gerontology World Ageing
Survey Steering Committee, Tokyo, Japan
Inflammation and Aging Presenter at the American Psychosomatic Society 63 rd
Annual Scientific Meeting, Vancouver, Canada
A New Paradigm for the Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging; Unexplained
Anemia in Older Persons Dean Faulkner Visiting Professor in Geriatric
Medicine, 2004 – 2005, Tufts University, Boston, MA
The New Paradigm of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging Keynote
Speaker at Research Day, at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New
Jersey, School of Medicine, Newark, NJ
Hormones and nutrition in the causal pathway to frailty: recent findings from
the InCHIANTI Study Presenter at the 3 rd Annual International Academy on
Nutrition and Aging of IANA, St. Louis, MO
Consequences of anemia in the elderly Presenter at the 2005 Annual Scientific
Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society, Orlando, FL
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June 2005
July 2005
October 2005
November 2005
November 2005
January 2006
February 2006
February 2006
February 2006
March 2006
March 2006
April 2006
Frailty as a precursor of functional decline in the elderly & Longitudinal
studies: methodology and advantages Invited lecturer at the Summer University
of Vic, Barcelona, Spain
Anemia of aging: new insight from the InCHIANTI Study Invited speaker at
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Heart and Aging: From Bench to Bed Invited lecturer at the University of
Padua, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (Videoconference),
Padua, Italy
The Prevention of Disability & Anemia of Aging Invited lecturer at the 50 th
SIGG National Congress, Florence, Italy
Presenter and discussant at the 58 th Annual Scientific Meeting of the
Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL
Frailty and the Perturbation of the Homeostatic Network & The Frailty
Syndrome: a Critical Issue in Geriatric Oncology Invited lecturer at the Jewish
General Hospital Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, and McGill University
Geriatric Medicine Grand Rounds, Montreal, Canada
Frailty as a Primary Dysregulation in the Homeostatic Network Invited lecturer
at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, University of Louisiana , Baton
Rouge, LA
Frailty and the Handling of Energy: Old People Want to Dance Presenter at the
Johns Hopkins Older Americans’ Independence Center (OAIC) Retreat,
Timonium, MD
Searching for the Sorcerous Stone: Looking for Frailty in Longitudinal Cohorts
Presenter at the 17 th Annual Challenges in Geriatric Practice Conference,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Creating Effective Tables and Figures and Getting Your Paper Published in a
Good Journal Presenter at the ABACUS Statistical Seminar Series, National
Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD
The Endeavor of High Maintenance Homeostasis: Resting Metabolic Rate and
Legacy of Longevity Invited lecturer at the Progess in Longevity Research
Seminar Series at Kronos Longevity Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ
Anemia and Inflammation: Understanding Compensation in Aging and Frailty
Invited lecturer at the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of
Southern California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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May 2006
May/June 2006
June 2006
June 2006
June 2006
January 2007
March 2007
March 2007
May 2007
June 2007
September 2007
September 2007
September 2007
September 2007
Participant at the NIDDK Workshop on Anemias of Inflammation and Chronic
Disease, Annapolis, MD
Frailty and the Handling of Energy: Old People Want to Dance Presenter and
participant at the University of Michigan OAIC Retreat, Ann Arbor, MI
Panel member at the Multi-IC Symposium on Application of Genomic
Technologies to Population-Based Studies, Bethesda, MD
Discussant at the American Society of Hematology Workshop on Thrombosis in
the Elderly, Washington, DC
Genetic Basis of Aging Lecturer at the 16 th Course of Medical Genetics, San
Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
Lower extremity functioning, SPPB, gait speed – reliability, validity, sensitivity
to change, ROC curves for SPPB vs. gait speed Lecturer at the Working Group
on Functional Outcome Measures for Clinical Trials, Bethesda, MD
Dependency prevention and personal autonomy promotion Presented at the Edad
& Vida 1 st International Congress on “Dependency and Quality of Life”
(Videoconference) (Valencia, Spain)
Facing complexity in aging research Presented at the Aging & Rehabilitation:
An Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series at the University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL
The Healthy Ageing Phenotype Presented at the Joint MRC-Unilever Spark
Workshop Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Establishing Outcomes for Clinical Trials in Frail, Older Persons Presented at
the GlaxoSmithKline Metabolic CEDD Seminar, Research Triangle Park, NC
Why Can’t I Think Clearly, Walk Straight and Be Happy? Presented at the NIA
U13 Conference Grant Meeting, Bethesda, MD
IL-6 and Health in Older Persons Presented at the Nutrition & Aging XXII:
Nutrition and Frailty in Older Persons, Little Rock, AR
The Physiology of Aging Presented at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute,
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
An Integrated View of Function: the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
Presented at the William Hazzard Inaugural Symposium of the Wake Forest
University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC
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October 2007
October 2007
October 2007
November 2007
December 2007
January 2008
January 2008
February 2008
March 2008
November 2008
November 2008
December 2008
January 2009
January 2009
Biomarkers to Study Homeostasis in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
Project Presented at the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)
Seeking Biomarkers of Aging and Diseases of Aging, New York, NY
The Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging Presented at the NIA Health and
Retirement Study Data Monitoring Committee Meeting, Washington, DC
Lifetime Roots of Sarcopenic Obesity; Anemia in the Elderly Presented at the
University of Palermo’s Erice International Seminar on Geriatrics, Erice, Italy
Magnesium Intake and Status; Sarcopenia and Function in Older Persons
Presented at the International Academy of Nutrition and Aging, Boston, MA
Pathophysiology of Sarcopenia Presented at the 4 th Cachexia Conference,
Tampa, FL
Energy and Aging: Running Out of Gas Seminar on Muscle Biology, San
Francisco Coordinating Center, San Francisco, CA
The Genetics of Aging Western Society Research Meeting, Carmel, CA
6th World Congress on the Aging Male,
Dr. Marcello Maggio presented “Testosterone and Anemia”, “The Frail Male”
Dr. E. Jeffrey Metter presented: “Androgens and Complexity: A Complex
Pathway” Tampa, Florida
The Free Radical Theory of Aging: New Evidence from Cohort Studies of Aging
in the U.S. and Italy Center for Aging and Population Health, University of
Pittsburgh, PA
Presenter and discussant at the 61 st Annual Scientific Meeting of the
Gerontological Society of America, National Harbor, MD
Invecchiamento: Lo “Sciopero” Della Rete Omeostatica Presented at the 53rd
National Congress of the Società Italiana di Gerontologia e Geriatria (SIGG),
Florence, Italy.
Mild Pro-Inflammatory State and Anemia in Older Persons Presented at
American Society of Hematology 2008 Scientific Committee Sessions, San
Francisco, CA
Physiology of Aging Presented at the “Fall in Love With NIH 2009” Session,
Bethesda, MD
Inflammation, Sarcopenia, and Aging: Findings From Longitudinal Studies
Presented at Richard C. Reynolds Symposium, Longitudinal Studies on Aging,
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Boca Raton, FL
February 2009
February 2009
February 2009
February 2009
April 2009
April 2009
May 2009
Saving Energy: Aging and the Homeostatic Struggle Presented at the Boston
Medical Center Grand Rounds. Boston, MA
Baltimore Longitudinal Study: The Effects of Aging Independent of Disease
Presented at the Biology of Aging, Gordon Research Conference, Ventura, CA
Giovani per Sempre Presented at the InCHIANTI Celebration. Bagno a Ripoli,
Italy.
Aging as homeostatic dysregulation Presented at the LHA/NHSD Steering
Committee, London, England.
Successful Aging: How to Live (and Want) to be 100! Presented at the American
College Physicians Internal Medicine 2009 Conference, Philadelpha, PA
Mechanisms and Underlying Fatigue Presented at American Geriatrics Society
2009 Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, IL
Energy and Aging Presented at the Baltimore County Department of Aging,
Senior Solutions Conference, Baltimore, MD
June 2009 Secrets of Healthy Aging and Longevity from Exceptional Survivors The Max K.
Horwitt Memorial Lecture. Presented at Saint Louis Unviersity’s 20 th Annual
Building Blocks of Geriatrics Conference, St. Louis, MI
June 2009
July 2009
September 2009
September 2009
November 2009
December 2009
Aging and age-related conditions: new knowledge, new chances Annual Meeting
of the Federation of the Medical-Scientific Association in the Nederland.
Amsterdam
The Centrol Role of Sarcopenia inAge Related Frailty. Presented at the XIX th
World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics. Paris, France.
The Pro-inflammatory State of Aging: Causes and Consequences Presented at
the AGS Bedside to Bench Conference Inflammation and Nutrient Metabolism
Conference. Bethesda, MD
Insights on the Pathways from Frailty to Disability Presented at the Agenzia
Regionale Sanita Toscana, Italy
Inflammation and Aging Presented at the International College of Geriatric
Psychoneurophamacology (ICGP) Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD
The Central Role of Muscle Impairment in Unsuccessful Aging Presented at the
Systems Biology of Human Aging, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD
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December 2009
December 2009
January 2010
February 2010
March 2010
March 2010
April 2010
May 2010
May 2010
June 2010
June 2010
July 2010
July 2010
Inflammation in the Elderly Presented at the 5 th Cachexia Conference,
Barcelona, Spain
Fattori pre d ittivid: “Healthy Aging”: Una Prospettiva Epidmiologica “Salute e
Benessere Dell’Ansiano: La Nostra Missione” Presented at the 54 th National
Congress of the Società Italiana di Gerontologia e Geriatria (SIGG), Florence,
Italy.
Healthy Aging: 50 th Anniversary of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
Presented at the Homports Annual Forum, Chestertown, MD
Impact of Biomedical Progress on Health Span and Health Care of the Elderly
Presented at the Advancing Science Serving Society (AAAS), Symposim Track:
Public Health and Wellness. San Diego, CA
The Energetic Pathway to Disability in Older Persons Presented at the Istituto
Toscano Tumori (ITT), Firenze, Italy
The InCHIANTI Hepcidin Paper Presented at the Partnership for Anemia:
Clinical and Translational Trials in the Elderly (PACCTE) Meeting, Bethesda,
MD
Central Role of Sarcopenia in Frailty Presented at the University of
Pennsylvania Visiting Scholars Lecture Series. Philadelphia, PA
A Review of the Development of WHO/IOM and ICF Models American Geriatric
Society (AGS) Annual Scientific Meeting Orlando, FL
Energy of Life Presented at the First Author’s Day, Harbor Hospital, Baltimore,
MD
Longitudinal Study of Aging: A 50 Year-Long Journey and Plans for the Future
Presented at the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Annual Meeting
Baltimore, MD
Toward a Common Language of Disablement Presented at the 2010 North
American Collaborating Center (NACC) conference on The International
Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Bethesda, MD
The Central Role of Energy Balance in the Causal Pathway to Sarcopenia and
Vitamin B12 and Homocysteine Levels and 6-year Change in Motor Nerve
Function Presented at IANA 2010; 5 th International Academy of Nutrition and
Aging, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM
Biologic Mechanisms: The Role of the Inflammation, Aging and Exercise
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Presented at Exercise, Physical Activity and Aging Conference (ExPAAC):
Blending Research and Practice, Indianapolis, IN
August 2010
August 2010
August 2010
September 2010
September 2010
October 2010
October 2010
November 2010
November 2010
November 2010
November 2010
November 2010
November 2010
December 2010
The Energetic Pathway to Age-related Frailty Presented at the Jubilee
Symposium on Medical Research and Public Health, Washington, DC
The Pro-inflammatory State of Aging Presented at the National Institute on
Aging Workshop: Inflammation, Inflammatory Cytokines and Aging Workshop,
Bethesda, MD
Human Aging and Longitudinal Studies Presented at the Gordon Research
Conference on the Biology of Aging, Les Diablerets, Switzerland
Cancer and Aging: the phenotype Presented at the Biology of Cancer and Aging
at the Interface Conference, Chicago, IL
The Epidemiology and Consequences of Age-related Muscle Loss Presented at
the Aging Muscle Symposium, San Francisco, CL
Frailty and the Aging Phenotype 1 st HIV and Aging Workshop, Baltimore, MD
Walking for Heatlhy Aging Presented at the Global Health Forum, Washington,
DC
Homeostasis in Longitudinal Studies: Investing in the Future Presented at the
Trajectories in Later Life: Overviews on Chronic Mental Illness, Biological
Aging and Longevity, Bethesda, MD
Aging…a Phenotype Presented at the Epidemiology and Public Health in an
Evolving Europe and the 34 th Congress of the Italian Epidemiology Association
EUROEPI 2010, Florence, Italy
Olive Oil Intake and Longevity in Older Italians Presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA
Aging and the Interplay Between Energy, Mass and Mobility: Findings from the
BLSA Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of
America, New Orleans, LA
Frailty and Cancer in Older Persons Presented at the 5 th National Congress of
the Italian Group for Geriatric Oncology (GIOGer), Aviano, Italy
The Clinical Translation of the Concept of Fragility 55 th National Congress of
the Italian Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics (SIGG), Florence, Italy
Sarcopenia Research – Perspective from the NIA BLSA
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LUIGI FERRUCCI, MD, PhD
Bethesda, MD
February 2011
March 2011
Understanding Aging Phenotypes and their interaction with Disease in the
Development of Frailty Invited Seminar, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore,
MD
Discovering the Roots of Sarcopenia, Pepper Center Research Career
Development Retreat, New Haven, CT
OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
Teaching
October 2001 –
December 2001
December 3, 2008
April 2, 2009
“La fragilità perchè gli anziani si ricoverano in RSA” presented at 1st “Corso di
Formazione permanente per operatori socio-sanitari in R.S.A” Florence, Italy
Lecturer at Universita Degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy School of
Geriatrics.
Lecturer at the John Hopkins University “Graduate Nutrion Seminar. Lecture
Title “Can we slow down aging by eating better?”
Mentoring
• Postbaccaulareate
Nesbitt, Mark
Postbaccalaureate Fellow
DDS Candidate, Class of 2013
University of Maryland
Baltimore College of Dental Surgery
nesbittmj@gmail.com
Ward, Rachel, BS
Predoctoral Aging Trainee
Center for Aging and Population Health
Department of Epidemiology
Graduate School of Public Health
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
rachel.ward7@gmail.com
• Predoctoral
Bartali, Benedetta, RD
PhD Candidate
November 2003 – Present
Cornell University
Division of Nutritional Sciences
B17 Savage Hall
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LUIGI FERRUCCI, MD, PhD
Ithaca, NY 14853
bb232@cornell.edu
Alley, Dawn
Predoctoral Fellow
June 2005 – August 2005
Presently:
Dawn Alley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Department of Epidemiology & Public Health
Division of Gerontology
660 W. Redwood St. #221B
Baltimore, MD 21201
dalley@epi.umaryland.edu
• Postdoctoral
Ble, Alessandro, MD
Visiting Fellow
November 2003 – August 2006
Presently:
Medical Monitor
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Rome
Via Nettunese, 90
04011 Aprilia (LT)
Italy
blelsn@unife.it
Deshpande, Nandini, PhD
Visiting Fellow
November 2005 – February 2007
Presently:
Assistant Professor
University of Kansas Medical Center
Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, KS 66160
nandinijd@yahoo.com
Giallauria, Francesco, MD, PhD
Visiting Fellow
February 2008 – February 2009
Special Volunteer Medstar Health Research Institute
February 2009 - Present
Department of Clinical Medicine,
Cardiovascular and Immunological Sciences
"Federico II" University of Naples
via S. Pansini 5
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LUIGI FERRUCCI, MD, PhD
80131-I Naples, Italy
giallauriaf@mail.nih.gov
Hicks, Gregory, PhD, PT
Postdoctoral Fellow
November 2002 – May 2004
Presently:
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Therapy
University of Delaware
303 McKinly Lab
Newark, DE 19716
ghicks@udel.edu
Ko, Seung-uk, PhD
Visiting Fellow
July 2007 – February 2010
Presently:
Assistant Professor
Chonnam National University
School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering
San 96-1 Doondeok dong
Yeosu, Jeonnam, South Korea
seunguk.ko@gmail.com
Leng, Sean Xiao, MD, PhD
May 2004 – May 2008
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
John R. Burton Pavilion
5505 Hopkins Bayview Circle
Baltimore, MD 21224
sleng@jhmi.edu
Maggio, Marcello, MD, PhD
Visiting Fellow
September 2004 – August 2006
Presently:
Assistant Professor
University of Parma
Department of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Section of Geriatrics, School of Endocrinology
Via Gramsci, 14
43100 Parma
Italy
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marcellogiuseppe.maggio@unipr.it
Ruggiero, Carmelinda, MD
Visiting Fellow
January 2006 – December 2006
Presently:
Assistant Professor
Perugia University
Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Via Brunamonti, 51 Policlinico Monteluce Padiglione E
06100 Perugia
Italy
cruggiero07@hotmail.com
Schrager, Matthew, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
October 2003 – June 2007
Presently:
Assistant Professor, Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics
University of Kansas
Department of Health, Sport, and Exercise Sciences
1301 Sunnyside Ave.
Robinson Center Room 101A
Lawrence, KS 66045
schrag17@ku.edu
Stenholm, Sari, PhD
Visiting Fellow
November 2007 – December 2009
Presently:
Senior Researcher
National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Department of Health, Functional Capacity and Welfare
Peltolantie 3, FI-20720, Turku Finland
sari.stenholm@thl.fi
Suthers, Kristen, PhD, MPH
Postodoctoral Fellow
September 2003 – September 2004
Presently:
Health Policy Analyst
American Public Health Association
Center for Public Health Policy
800 I Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
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LUIGI FERRUCCI, MD, PhD
kristen.suthers@apha.org
Tolea, Magdalena, PhD
Visiting Fellow
November 2007 – Present
National Institute on Aging
Harbor Hospital, 5 th Floor, NM 534
3001 S. Hanover Street
Baltimore, MD 21225
toleam@mail.nih.gov
Milaneschi, Yuri, PsyD
Visiting Fellow
January 2010 – Present
National Institute on Aging
Harbor Hospital, 5th Floor, MN 534
3001 S. Hanover Street
Baltimore, MD 21225
milaneschiy@mail.nih,gov
• Thesis
Committees
Christopher D’Adamo
PhD Candidate
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
660 W. Redwood Street, Howard Hall Suite 124
Baltimore, MD 21201
Kira Leishar, MS
PhD Candidate
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Jennifer Schrack
PhD Candidate
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Center on Aging and Health
2024 E. Monument
Baltimore, MD 21205
Daniel Anderson
Postdoctoral Fellow
National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
660 W. Redwood Street, Howard Hall Suite 124
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LUIGI FERRUCCI, MD, PhD
Baltimore, MD 21201
Michelle Shardell
Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25)
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
660 W. Redwood Street, Howard Hall Suite 124
Baltimore, MD 21201
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
2010 – Present Associate Editor Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
2009 – Present Review for The Wellcome Trust (London, England)
2006 – Present Editorial Board of Geriatría y Gerontología (Barcelona, Spain)
2005 − Present Editor of the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences
1999 − 2001 Editorial Board of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
1999 − 2000 Editor-in-Chief of the Bollettino delle Ricerche (Research Bulletin), official
journal of the Italian Ministry of Health
1998 − 2001 Editorial Board of “Aging, Clinical and Experimental Research”
1997 − 2001 Editorial Board of “Giornale di Gerontologia” (Italy)
Reviewer for professional journals:
o Age and Ageing
o Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
o American Journal of Medicine
o Circulation
o Experimental Aging Research
o Geriatría y Gerontología
o Giornale di Gerontologia
o International Journal of Epidemiology
o Journal of Gerontology
o Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
o Journal of the American Medical Association
o New England Journal of Medicine
SERVICE ON ADVISORY BOARDS
1992 European Community Advisory Commission “Europe Against Cancer – Cancer
in the Elderly”
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LUIGI FERRUCCI, MD, PhD
1995, 1997 Invited speaker at the Fourth and Fifth US-Italy Science and Technology
Cooperation Conference
1995 Advisory Board of the Ministry of Health “The Health of the Elderly” (section of
the 3-annual plan for the Italian Health care System).
1997 – 2000 Board for the evaluation and quality control of the activity of the Italian National
Institute on Aging (INRCA)
1998 – 1999 Committee “New rules for financing the research activities in Scientific Medical
Institution”, established by the Italian Ministry of Health
1999 – 2007 Advisory Board of the Claude Pepper Center at the J. Paul Sticht Center on
Aging and Rehabilitation, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
2001 – 2002 Advisory Board of the Tuscany Health Agency for the design of the Tuscany
Health Care Plan 2002-2004
2002 – 2007 Advisory Board of the Claude Pepper Center “Exercise, Health and
Rehabilitation,” University of Maryland
2002 – Present Advisory Board of the Pittsburgh Claude O. Pepper Older Americans
Independence Center, University of Pittsburgh
2003 – Present American Geriatrics Society Health Care Systems Committee
2003 – 2005 Chair, NIA/IRP Genetic Advisory Board
2004 – Present International Association of Gerontology World Ageing Survey Steering
Committee, Nihon University Population Research Institute (NUPRI)
2005 – Present Recovery Study Group, Division of Gerontology, Department of Epidemiology
and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland
2008 Member of the Committee for the nomenees for the NOW/Spinoza Price
(http.nwo.nl/nwhome.nsf/pages/NWOP_5VNCW6_Eng)
2005 – Present Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging Advisory Board, National Institute on
Aging
PATENTS HELD
05788062.7-2404-US2005028871: Biomarkers for Osteoarthritis; Priority US/18.08.04/USP 602334
(European Patent Office)
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LUIGI FERRUCCI, MD, PhD
EXTRAMURAL SPONSORSHIP
1994 Research grant for the study “Multidimensional evaluation of older cancer
patients” from the Italian National Research Council ($70,000)
1997 Research grant obtained from the Italian Ministry of Health for the project
“InCHIANTI, predictors of mobility disability in older persons” ($240,000)
1998 Additional research grant provided by the Italian National Institute on Aging for
the “InCHIANTI, predictors of mobility disability in older persons” ($260,000)
1998 Research grant obtained from the Italian Ministry of Health for the project
“Multidimensional evaluation of frail older persons in the Italian health care
system” ($170,000)
1998 Research contract to perform 24-hour urine collection for InCHIANTI study,
received from the National Institute on Aging, NIH ($9,500).
1999 Research grant obtained from the Italian Ministry of Health for the project
“Prosalmen” ($40,000)
1999 Research grant obtained from the Italian Ministry of Health for the project
“Dementia” ($38,000)
1999 Research contract to the assay of 24-hour urinary excretion of creatinine, 3-
methylhistidine, and cortisol using samples collected in the InCHIANTI study,
received from the U.S. National Institute on Aging ($15,000)
2001 Research grant obtained from the Italian Ministry of Health for the project
“FRASI – Frailty, Screening and Intervention” ($340,000)
2001 Research contract for the “InCHIANTI Follow-Up Study” by the National
Institute on Aging, NIH ($645,000)
2001 Research grant obtained from the Italian Ministry of Health for the project
“Genetic traits in dementia” sponsored as a targeted project by the Italian
Ministry of Health ($60,000)
2001 Research grant obtained from the Italian Ministry of Health for the project ASSI
project (ASSI, Assistenza Socio-Sanitaria in Italia, social and Health Care
Services in Italy) ($1,000,000)
2002 Research grant obtained from Ely-Lilly for the “Intervention on Frailty Working
Group” ($50,000)
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LUIGI FERRUCCI, MD, PhD
2002 Research grant obtained from the Ely-Lilly for the project “Validation of a
clinical impression scale for the assessment and follow-up of frailty severity in
older persons” ($40,000)
2005 Provided expertise on the proposal “Fear of falling, daily life mobility
performance, and frailty in elderly persons” (Proposal No. 325200-109401) for
the Swiss National Science Foundation, Division of Biology and Medicine
RESEARCH SUPPORT
NIH/NHLBI 7/1/02-7/31/07
Mechanisms of Disability in Peripheral Arterial Disease - Mary McDermott (PI)
The purposes of this study are a) to define the pathophysiologic effects of arterial
ischemia on lower extremity muscle and nerve and b) to identify the specific
effects of ischemia-related pathophysiologic findings on lower extremity
functioning in PAD.
Role: Co-investigator
1R01HL073351-01A1 – Mary McDermott (PI) 9/22/03-8/31/08
Improving Functioning in Peripheral Arterial Disease The primary aim of this
study is to determine whether a six-month supervised treadmill exercise program
and a supervised lower extremity progressive resistance training program,
respectively, improve lower extremity functioning compared to a nutrition
control group among 150 PAD patients with and without intermittent
claudication.
Role: Co-Investigator
R37 AGO9901 – Jay Magaziner (PI) 3/15/05-2/28/11
NIA/NIH
Sequelae of hip fracture in men: an epidemiologic study. The primary aim of
this study is to describe the trajectories of components of bone strength,
including bone mineral density, ultrasound properties, and bone geometry in men
with hip fractures during the year after fracture and contrast this with BMD in
women with hip fractures.
Role: Co-Investigator
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Journal Articles (in Medline): Peer-reviewed original research articles
Updated May 10, 2011

LUIGI FERRUCCI, MD, PhD
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A, Di Bari M, Ferrucci L. Effectiveness of intraaortic balloon counterpulsation in the elderly.
Eur Heart J 1983,4:320-327.
3. Vannucci A, Cecchi F, Zuppiroli A, Marchionni N, Pini R, Di Bari M, Calamandrei M, Conti A,
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echocardiographic features. Eur Heart J 1983,4:854-864.
4. Di Bari M, De Alfieri W, Greppi B, Conti A, Ferrucci L, Calamandrei M, Vannucci A, Pini R,
Menegatti G, Vassanelli C, et al. Intra-aortic balloon pumping in the elderly: percutaneous versus
surgical catheter insertion. Eur Heart J 1984,5:222-226.
5. Marchionni N, Conti A, De Alfieri W, Di Bari M, Ferrucci L, Lombardi A, Moschi G, Pini R,
Vannucci A. Hemodynamic and electrocardiographic effects of fructose-1,6-diphosphate in acute
myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol 1985,56:266-269.
6. Marchionni N, Pini R, Vannucci A, Conti A, De Alfieri W, Calamandrei M, Di Bari M, Ferrucci
L, Moschi G, Lombardi A, et al. Hemodynamic effects of digoxin in acute myocardial infarction
in man: a randomized controlled trial. Am Heart J 1985,109:63-69.
7. Marchionni N, Moschi G, Lombardi A, Tozzi P, Salani B, Di Bari M, Ferrucci L, Paoletti M.
Prediction of left ventricular function in acute anterior myocardial infarction by serum creatine
kinase activity and precordial ECG mapping. Clin Cardiol 1986,9:187-190.
8. Bindi A, Russo G, Benvenuti F, Bandinelli S, Ferrucci L, Rossi L. Auditory evoked potentials
(AEPs), early (BAEPs) and long latency components (LLCs) in Parkinson's disease: a 12 month
follow-up study. Riv Neurol 1987,57:245-250.
9. Marchionni N, Di Bari M, Ferrucci L, Moschi G, Dabizzi RP, Di Donato M, Biancalani M, Gori
F. Giant-cell arteritis causing severe aortic regurgitation secondary to aneurysm of the ascending
aorta--a case report. Angiology 1987,38:712-716.
10. Pini R, Ferrucci L, Di Bari M, Greppi B, Cerofolini M, Masotti L, Devereux RB. Twodimensional
echocardiographic imaging: in vitro comparison of conventional and dynamically
focused annular array transducers. Ultrasound Med Biol 1987,13:643-650.
11. Benvenuti F, Baroni A, Bandinelli S, Ferrucci L, Corradetti R, Pantaleo T. Flunarizine-induced
parkinsonism in the elderly. J Clin Pharmacol 1988,28:600-608.
12. Marchionni N, De Bari M, Ferrucci L, Moschi G, Schneeweiss A. Comparative study of timecourse
of hemodynamic effect of isosorbide dinitrate spray and sublingual tablets in patients with
pulmonary congestion. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 1988,2:529-532.
13. Marchionni N, Di Bari M, Ferrucci L, Moschi G, Paoletti M, Salani B, Boncinelli L, Fumagalli
S, Schneeweiss A. [Isosorbide dinitrate spray: a comparative pharmacodynamic study with a
sublingual preparation in patients with chronic cardiac insufficiency]. Cardiologia 1988,33:505-
509.
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Pharmacol 1988,28:807-811.
15. Marchionni N, Schneeweiss A, Di Bari M, Ferrucci L, Moschi G, Salani B, Paoletti M,
Burgisser C, Fumagalli S. Age-related hemodynamic effects of intravenous nitroglycerin for
acute myocardial infarction and left ventricular failure. Am J Cardiol 1988,61:81E-83E.
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16. Marchionni N, Ferrucci L, Fumagalli S, Boncinelli L, Salani B, Di Bari M, Moschi G, Paoletti
M, Burgisser C. Age-related changes in the pharmacodynamics of intravenous glyceryl trinitrate.
Aging (Milano) 1990,2:59-64.
17. Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Baroni A, Tesi G, Antonini E, Marchionni N. Value of combined
assessment of physical health and functional status in community-dwelling aged: a prospective
study in Florence, Italy. J Gerontol 1991,46:M52-56.
18. Ferrucci L, Bandinelli S, Guralnik JM, Lamponi M, Bertini C, Falchini M, Baroni A. Recovery
of functional status after stroke. A postrehabilitation follow-up study. Stroke 1993,24:200-205.
19. Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Marchionni N, Costanzo S, Lamponi M, Baroni A. Relationship
between health status, fluid intelligence and disability in a non demented elderly population.
Aging (Milano) 1993,5:435-443.
20. Marchionni N, Moschi G, Di Bari M, Burgisser C, Fumagalli S, Boncinelli L, Tarantini F,
Ferrucci L. Acute and long-term effects of flosequinan in patients with chronic cardiac failure.
Am Heart J 1993,126:147-154.
21. Monfardini S, Aapro M, Ferrucci L, Zagonel V, Scalliet P, Fentiman I. Commission of the
European Communities "Europe Against Cancer" Programme. European school of oncology
advisory report. Cancer treatment in the elderly. Eur J Cancer 1993,29A:2325-2330.
22. Frisoni GB, Franzoni S, Rozzini R, Ferrucci L, Boffelli S, Trabucchi M. A nutritional index
predicting mortality in the nursing home. J Am Geriatr Soc 1994,42:1167-1172.
23. Guralnik JM, Simonsick EM, Ferrucci L, Glynn RJ, Berkman LF, Blazer DG, Scherr PA,
Wallace RB. A short physical performance battery assessing lower extremity function:
association with self-reported disability and prediction of mortality and nursing home admission.
J Gerontol 1994,49:M85-94.
24. Marchionni N, Fattirolli F, Valoti P, Baldasseroni L, Burgisser C, Ferrucci L, Fabbri D, Masotti
G. Improved exercise tolerance by cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction in the
elderly: results of a preliminary, controlled study. Aging (Milano) 1994,6:175-180.
25. Benvenuti F, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Gangemi S, Baroni A. Foot pain and disability in older
persons: an epidemiologic survey. J Am Geriatr Soc 1995,43:479-484.
26. Frisoni GB, Franzoni S, Rozzini R, Ferrucci L, Boffelli S, Trabucchi M. Food intake and
mortality in the frail elderly. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 1995,50:M203-210.
27. Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Simonsick EM, Salive ME, Wallace RB. Lower-extremity function in
persons over the age of 70 years as a predictor of subsequent disability. N Engl J Med
1995,332:556-561.
28. Marchionni N, Fumagalli S, Di Bari M, Boncinelli L, Ferrucci L, Tarantini F, Matteucci L,
Masotti G. Immediate and long-term survival after intra-aortic balloon pumping: is advanced age
an independent, unfavorable prognostic factor? J Am Geriatr Soc 1995,43:389-394.
29. Ferrucci L, Cecchi F, Guralnik JM, Giampaoli S, Lo Noce C, Salani B, Bandinelli S, Baroni A.
Does the Clock Drawing Test predict cognitive decline in older persons independent of the Mini-
Mental State Examination? The FINE Study Group. Finland, Italy, The Netherlands Elderly. J
Am Geriatr Soc 1996,44:1326-1331.
30. Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Salive ME, Fried LP, Bandeen-Roche K, Brock DB, Simonsick EM,
Corti MC, Zeger SL. Effect of age and severity of disability on short-term variation in walking
speed: the Women's Health and Aging Study. J Clin Epidemiol 1996,49:1089-1096.
31. Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Salive ME, Pahor M, Corti MC, Baroni A, Havlik RJ. Cognitive
impairment and risk of stroke in the older population. J Am Geriatr Soc 1996,44:237-241.
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32. Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Simonsick E, Salive ME, Corti C, Langlois J. Progressive versus
catastrophic disability: a longitudinal view of the disablement process. J Gerontol A Biol Sci
Med Sci 1996,51:M123-130.
33. Langlois JA, Maggi S, Harris T, Simonsick EM, Ferrucci L, Pavan M, Sartori L, Enzi G. Selfreport
of difficulty in performing functional activities identifies a broad range of disability in old
age. J Am Geriatr Soc 1996,44:1421-1428.
34. Marchionni N, Di Bari M, Fumagalli S, Ferrucci L, Baldereschi G, Timpanelli M, Masotti G.
Variable effect of comorbidity on the association of chronic cardiac failure with disability in
community-dwelling older persons. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 1996,23:283-292.
35. Monfardini S, Ferrucci L, Fratino L, del Lungo I, Serraino D, Zagonel V. Validation of a
multidimensional evaluation scale for use in elderly cancer patients. Cancer 1996,77:395-401.
36. Pahor M, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Corti MC, Salive ME, Cerhan JR, Wallace RB, Havlik RJ.
Calcium-channel blockade and incidence of cancer in aged populations. Lancet 1996,348:493-
497.
37. Pahor M, Guralnik JM, Havlik RJ, Carbonin P, Salive ME, Ferrucci L, Corti MC, Hennekens
CH. Alcohol consumption and risk of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in older
persons. J Am Geriatr Soc 1996,44:1030-1037.
38. Rozzini R, Ferrucci L, Losonczy K, Havlik RJ, Guralnik JM. Protective effect of chronic
NSAID use on cognitive decline in older persons. J Am Geriatr Soc 1996,44:1025-1029.
39. Corti MC, Guralnik JM, Salive ME, Ferrucci L, Pahor M, Wallace RB, Hennekens CH. Serum
iron level, coronary artery disease, and all-cause mortality in older men and women. Am J
Cardiol 1997,79:120-127.
40. Corti MC, Guralnik JM, Salive ME, Harris T, Ferrucci L, Glynn RJ, Havlik RJ. Clarifying the
direct relation between total cholesterol levels and death from coronary heart disease in older
persons. Ann Intern Med 1997,126:753-760.
41. Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Buchner D, Kasper J, Lamb SE, Simonsick EM, Corti MC, Bandeen-
Roche K, Fried LP. Departures from linearity in the relationship between measures of muscular
strength and physical performance of the lower extremities: the Women's Health and Aging
Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 1997,52:M275-285.
42. Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Pahor M, Corti MC, Havlik RJ. Hospital diagnoses, Medicare charges,
and nursing home admissions in the year when older persons become severely disabled. Jama
1997,277:728-734.
43. Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Pahor M, Harris T, Corti MC, Hyman BT, Wallace RB, Havlik RJ.
Apolipoprotein E epsilon 2 allele and risk of stroke in the older population. Stroke 1997,28:2410-
2416.
44. Guralnik JM, Leveille SG, Hirsch R, Ferrucci L, Fried LP. The impact of disability in older
women. J Am Med Womens Assoc 1997,52:113-120.
45. Marchionni N, Ferrucci L, Baldasseroni S, Fumagalli S, Guralnik JM, Bonazinga M, Cecchi F,
Masotti G. Item re-scaling of an Italian version of the sickness impact profile: effect of age and
profession of the observers. J Clin Epidemiol 1997,50:195-201.
46. Quesada JJ, Ferrucci L, Calvani D, Valente C, Salani B, Bavazzano A. Formal education as an
effect modifier of the relationship between Mini-Mental State Examination score and IADLs
disability in the older population. Aging (Milano) 1997,9:175-179.
47. Romano E, Ferrucci L, Nicolai F, Derme V, De Stefano GF. Increase of chromosomal
aberrations induced by ionising radiation in peripheral blood lymphocytes of civil aviation pilots
and crew members. Mutat Res 1997,377:89-93.
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48. Rozzini R, Frisoni GB, Ferrucci L, Barbisoni P, Bertozzi B, Trabucchi M. The effect of chronic
diseases on physical function. Comparison between activities of daily living scales and the
Physical Performance Test. Age Ageing 1997,26:281-287.
49. Rozzini R, Frisoni GB, Ferrucci L, Barbisoni P, Trabucchi M. Who are the older patients failing
to recover mobility after rehabilitation? J Am Geriatr Soc 1997,45:250-252.
50. Rozzini R, Frisoni GB, Ferrucci L, Trabucchi M. Co-occurrence of disadvantage conditions in
elderly subjects with depressive symptoms. J Affect Disord 1997,46:247-254.
51. Di Iorio A, Longo AL, Mitidieri Costanza A, Bandinelli S, Capasso S, Gigante M, Bavazzano A,
Guizzardi G, Senin U, Ferrucci L, Abate G. Characteristics of geriatric patients related to early
and late readmissions to hospital. Aging (Milano) 1998,10:339-346.
52. Fattirolli F, Cartei A, Burgisser C, Mottino G, Del Lungo F, Oldridge N, Fumagalli S, Ferrucci
L, Masotti G, Marchionni N. Aims, design and enrollment rate of the Cardiac Rehabilitation in
Advanced Age (CR-AGE) randomized, controlled trial. Aging (Milano) 1998,10:368-376.
53. Ferrucci L, Del Lungo I, Guralnik JM, Bandinelli S, Benvenuti E, Salani B, Lamponi M,
Ubezio C, Benvenuti F, Baroni A. Is the telephone interview for cognitive status a valid
alternative in persons who cannot be evaluated by the Mini Mental State Examination? Aging
(Milano) 1998,10:332-338.
54. Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Cecchi F, Marchionni N, Salani B, Kasper J, Celli R, Giardini S,
Heikkinen E, Jylha M, Baroni A. Constant hierarchic patterns of physical functioning across
seven populations in five countries. Gerontologist 1998,38:286-294.
55. Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Penninx BW, Leveille S. Cigarette smoke exposure and hearing loss.
Jama 1998,280:963-964.
56. Jylha M, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Jokela J, Heikkinen E. Is self-rated health comparable across
cultures and genders? J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 1998,53:S144-152.
57. Leveille SG, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Corti MC, Kasper J, Fried LP. Black/white differences in
the relationship between MMSE scores and disability: the Women's Health and Aging Study. J
Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 1998,53:P201-208.
58. Leveille SG, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Hirsch R, Simonsick E, Hochberg MC. Foot pain and
disability in older women. Am J Epidemiol 1998,148:657-665.
59. Pahor M, Shorr RI, Somes GW, Cushman WC, Ferrucci L, Bailey JE, Elam JT, Applegate WB.
Diuretic-based treatment and cardiovascular events in patients with mild renal dysfunction
enrolled in the systolic hypertension in the elderly program. Arch Intern Med 1998,158:1340-
1345.
60. Penninx BW, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Simonsick EM, Deeg DJ, Wallace RB. Depressive
symptoms and physical decline in community-dwelling older persons. Jama 1998,279:1720-
1726.
61. Penninx BW, Guralnik JM, Pahor M, Ferrucci L, Cerhan JR, Wallace RB, Havlik RJ.
Chronically depressed mood and cancer risk in older persons. J Natl Cancer Inst 1998,90:1888-
1893.
62. Penninx BW, Guralnik JM, Simonsick EM, Kasper JD, Ferrucci L, Fried LP. Emotional vitality
among disabled older women: the Women's Health and Aging Study. J Am Geriatr Soc
1998,46:807-815.
63. Rantanen T, Guralnik JM, Izmirlian G, Williamson JD, Simonsick EM, Ferrucci L, Fried LP.
Association of muscle strength with maximum walking speed in disabled older women. Am J
Phys Med Rehabil 1998,77:299-305.
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64. Rathouz PJ, Kasper JD, Zeger SL, Ferrucci L, Bandeen-Roche K, Miglioretti DL, Fried LP.
Short-term consistency in self-reported physical functioning among elderly women: the
Women's Health and Aging Study. Am J Epidemiol 1998,147:764-773.
65. Zagonel V, Fratino L, Ferrucci L. Therapeutic choice with regard to life expectancy and cost
benefit analysis in cancer diagnosis and treatment. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 1998,27:121-123.
66. Bandinelli S, Benvenuti E, Del Lungo I, Baccini M, Benvenuti F, Di Iorio A, Ferrucci L.
Measuring muscular strength of the lower limbs by hand-held dynamometer: a standard protocol.
Aging (Milano) 1999,11:287-293.
67. Benvenuti F, Mecacci R, Gineprari I, Bandinelli S, Benvenuti E, Ferrucci L, Baroni A,
Rabuffetti M, Hallett M, Dambrosia JM, Stanhope SJ. Kinematic characteristics of standing
disequilibrium: reliability and validity of a posturographic protocol. Arch Phys Med Rehabil
1999,80:278-287.
68. Bonafe M, Olivieri F, Mari D, Baggio G, Mattace R, Berardelli M, Sansoni P, De Benedictis G,
De Luca M, Marchegiani F, Cavallone L, Cardelli M, Giovagnetti S, Ferrucci L, Amadio L,
Lisa R, Tucci MG, Troiano L, Pini G, Gueresi P, Morellini M, Sorbi S, Passeri G, Barbi C,
Valensin S, Monti D, Deiana L, Pes GM, Carru C, Franceschi C. P53 codon 72 polymorphism
and longevity: additional data on centenarians from continental Italy and Sardinia. Am J Hum
Genet 1999,65:1782-1785.
69. Corti MC, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Izmirlian G, Leveille SG, Pahor M, Cohen HJ, Pieper C,
Havlik RJ. Evidence for a black-white crossover in all-cause and coronary heart disease
mortality in an older population: the North Carolina EPESE. Am J Public Health 1999,89:308-
314.
70. Deiana L, Ferrucci L, Pes GM, Carru C, Delitala G, Ganau A, Mariotti S, Nieddu A, Pettinato
S, Putzu P, Franceschi C, Baggio G. AKEntAnnos. The Sardinia Study of Extreme Longevity.
Aging (Milano) 1999,11:142-149.
71. Di Bari M, Marchionni N, Ferrucci L, Pini R, Antonini E, Chiarlone M, Marsilii A, De Alfieri
W, Fumagalli S, Masotti G. Heart failure in community-dwelling older persons: aims, design and
adherence rate of the ICARe Dicomano project: an epidemiologic study. Insufficienza Cardiaca
negli Anziani Residenti a Dicomano. J Am Geriatr Soc 1999,47:664-671.
72. Di Iorio A, Longo A, Mitidieri Costanza A, Palmerio T, Benvenuti E, Giardini S, Bavazzano A,
Guizzardi G, Senin U, Bandinelli S, Ferrucci L, Abate G. Factors related to the length of inhospital
stay of geriatric patients. Aging (Milano) 1999,11:150-154.
73. Ferrucci L, Harris TB, Guralnik JM, Tracy RP, Corti MC, Cohen HJ, Penninx B, Pahor M,
Wallace R, Havlik RJ. Serum IL-6 level and the development of disability in older persons. J Am
Geriatr Soc 1999,47:639-646.
74. Ferrucci L, Izmirlian G, Leveille S, Phillips CL, Corti MC, Brock DB, Guralnik JM. Smoking,
physical activity, and active life expectancy. Am J Epidemiol 1999,149:645-653.
75. Giampaoli S, Ferrucci L, Cecchi F, Lo Noce C, Poce A, Dima F, Santaquilani A, Vescio MF,
Menotti A. Hand-grip strength predicts incident disability in non-disabled older men. Age Ageing
1999,28:283-288.
76. Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Penninx BW, Kasper JD, Leveille SG, Bandeen-Roche K, Fried LP.
New and worsening conditions and change in physical and cognitive performance during weekly
evaluations over 6 months: the Women's Health and Aging Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
1999,54:M410-422.
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77. Harris TB, Ferrucci L, Tracy RP, Corti MC, Wacholder S, Ettinger WH, Jr., Heimovitz H,
Cohen HJ, Wallace R. Associations of elevated interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein levels with
mortality in the elderly. Am J Med 1999,106:506-512.
78. Leveille SG, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Langlois JA. Aging successfully until death in old age:
opportunities for increasing active life expectancy. Am J Epidemiol 1999,149:654-664.
79. Leveille SG, Guralnik JM, Hochberg M, Hirsch R, Ferrucci L, Langlois J, Rantanen T, Ling S.
Low back pain and disability in older women: independent association with difficulty but not
inability to perform daily activities. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 1999,54:M487-493.
80. Pahor M, Guralnik JM, Wan JY, Ferrucci L, Penninx BW, Lyles A, Ling S, Fried LP. Lower
body osteoarticular pain and dose of analgesic medications in older disabled women: the
Women's Health and Aging Study. Am J Public Health 1999,89:930-934.
81. Penninx BW, Leveille S, Ferrucci L, van Eijk JT, Guralnik JM. Exploring the effect of
depression on physical disability: longitudinal evidence from the established populations for
epidemiologic studies of the elderly. Am J Public Health 1999,89:1346-1352.
82. Rantanen T, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Leveille S, Fried LP. Coimpairments: strength and
balance as predictors of severe walking disability. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 1999,54:M172-
176.
83. Ferrucci L, Baldasseroni S, Bandinelli S, de Alfieri W, Cartei A, Calvani D, Baldini A, Masotti
G, Marchionni N. Disease severity and health-related quality of life across different chronic
conditions. J Am Geriatr Soc 2000,48:1490-1495.
84. Ferrucci L, Bandinelli S, Benvenuti E, Di Iorio A, Macchi C, Harris TB, Guralnik JM.
Subsystems contributing to the decline in ability to walk: bridging the gap between epidemiology
and geriatric practice in the InCHIANTI study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2000,48:1618-1625.
85. Ferrucci L, Benvenuti E, Bartali B, Bandinelli S, Di Iorio A, Russo CR, Lauretani F. Preventive
health care for older women: life-style recommendations and new directions. Aging (Milano)
2000,12:113-131.
86. Ferrucci L, Penninx BW, Leveille SG, Corti MC, Pahor M, Wallace R, Harris TB, Havlik RJ,
Guralnik JM. Characteristics of nondisabled older persons who perform poorly in objective tests
of lower extremity function. J Am Geriatr Soc 2000,48:1102-1110.
87. Franceschi C, Motta L, Valensin S, Rapisarda R, Franzone A, Berardelli M, Motta M, Monti D,
Bonafe M, Ferrucci L, Deiana L, Pes GM, Carru C, Desole MS, Barbi C, Sartoni G, Gemelli C,
Lescai F, Olivieri F, Marchegiani F, Cardelli M, Cavallone L, Gueresi P, Cossarizza A, Troiano
L, Pini G, Sansoni P, Passeri G, Lisa R, Spazzafumo L, Amadio L, Giunta S, Stecconi R,
Morresi R, Viticchi C, Mattace R, De Benedictis G, Baggio G. Do men and women follow
different trajectories to reach extreme longevity? Italian Multicenter Study on Centenarians
(IMUSCE). Aging (Milano) 2000,12:77-84.
88. Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Pieper CF, Leveille SG, Markides KS, Ostir GV, Studenski S,
Berkman LF, Wallace RB. Lower extremity function and subsequent disability: consistency
across studies, predictive models, and value of gait speed alone compared with the short physical
performance battery. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2000,55:M221-231.
89. Izmirlian G, Brock D, Ferrucci L, Phillips C. Active life expectancy from annual follow-up data
with missing responses. Biometrics 2000,56:244-248.
90. Lamb SE, Guralnik JM, Buchner DM, Ferrucci LM, Hochberg MC, Simonsick EM, Fried LP.
Factors that modify the association between knee pain and mobility limitation in older women:
the Women's Health and Aging Study. Ann Rheum Dis 2000,59:331-337.
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91. Leveille SG, Gray S, Black DJ, LaCroix AZ, Ferrucci L, Volpato S, Guralnik JM. A new
method for identifying antibiotic-treated infections using automated pharmacy records. J Clin
Epidemiol 2000,53:1069-1075.
92. Leveille SG, Gray S, LaCroix AZ, Ferrucci L, Black DJ, Guralnik JM. Physical inactivity and
smoking increase risk for serious infections in older women. J Am Geriatr Soc 2000,48:1582-
1588.
93. Mannoni A, Briganti MP, Di Bari M, Ferrucci L, Serni U, Masotti G, Marchionni N. Prevalence
of symptomatic hand osteoarthritis in community-dwelling older persons: the ICARe Dicomano
study. Insufficienza Cardiaca negli Anzizni Residenti a Dicomano. Osteoarthritis Cartilage
2000,8 Suppl A:S11-13.
94. Penninx BW, Ferrucci L, Leveille SG, Rantanen T, Pahor M, Guralnik JM. Lower extremity
performance in nondisabled older persons as a predictor of subsequent hospitalization. J
Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2000,55:M691-697.
95. Penninx BW, Guralnik JM, Bandeen-Roche K, Kasper JD, Simonsick EM, Ferrucci L, Fried
LP. The protective effect of emotional vitality on adverse health outcomes in disabled older
women. J Am Geriatr Soc 2000,48:1359-1366.
96. Penninx BW, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Fried LP, Allen RH, Stabler SP. Vitamin B(12)
deficiency and depression in physically disabled older women: epidemiologic evidence from the
Women's Health and Aging Study. Am J Psychiatry 2000,157:715-721.
97. Resnick HE, Rodriguez B, Havlik R, Ferrucci L, Foley D, Curb JD, Harris TB. Apo E genotype,
diabetes, and peripheral arterial disease in older men: the Honolulu Asia-aging study. Genet
Epidemiol 2000,19:52-63.
98. Reuben DB, Ferrucci L, Wallace R, Tracy RP, Corti MC, Heimovitz H, Harris TB. The
prognostic value of serum albumin in healthy older persons with low and high serum interleukin-
6 (IL-6) levels. J Am Geriatr Soc 2000,48:1404-1407.
99. Russo CR, Ricca M, Ferrucci L. True osteoporosis and frailty-related osteopenia: two different
clinical entities. J Am Geriatr Soc 2000,48:1738-1739.
100. Taaffe DR, Harris TB, Ferrucci L, Rowe J, Seeman TE. Cross-sectional and prospective
relationships of interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein with physical performance in elderly
persons: MacArthur studies of successful aging. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2000,55:M709-
715.
101. Barbieri M, Ragno E, Benvenuti E, Zito GA, Corsi A, Ferrucci L, Paolisso G. New aspects of
the insulin resistance syndrome: impact on haematological parameters. Diabetologia
2001,44:1232-1237.
102. Di Bari M, Pahor M, Franse LV, Shorr RI, Wan JY, Ferrucci L, Somes GW, Applegate WB.
Dementia and disability outcomes in large hypertension trials: lessons learned from the systolic
hypertension in the elderly program (SHEP) trial. Am J Epidemiol 2001,153:72-78.
103. Ferrucci L, Furberg CD, Penninx BW, DiBari M, Williamson JD, Guralnik JM, Chen JG,
Applegate WB, Pahor M. Treatment of isolated systolic hypertension is most effective in older
patients with high-risk profile. Circulation 2001,104:1923-1926.
104. Galluzzi S, Cimaschi L, Ferrucci L, Frisoni GB. Mild cognitive impairment: clinical features
and review of screening instruments. Aging (Milano) 2001,13:183-202.
105. Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Balfour JL, Volpato S, Di Iorio A. Progressive versus catastrophic
loss of the ability to walk: implications for the prevention of mobility loss. J Am Geriatr Soc
2001,49:1463-1470.
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106. Ostir GV, Volpato S, Kasper JD, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM. Summarizing amount of difficulty in
ADLs: a refined characterization of disability. Results from the women's health and aging study.
Aging (Milano) 2001,13:465-472.
107. Passarino G, Underhill PA, Cavalli-Sforza LL, Semino O, Pes GM, Carru C, Ferrucci L, Bonafe
M, Franceschi C, Deiana L, Baggio G, De Benedictis G. Y chromosome binary markers to study
the high prevalence of males in Sardinian centenarians and the genetic structure of the Sardinian
population. Hum Hered 2001,52:136-139.
108. Rantanen T, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Penninx BW, Leveille S, Sipila S, Fried LP.
Coimpairments as predictors of severe walking disability in older women. J Am Geriatr Soc
2001,49:21-27.
109. Russo CR, Lauretani F, De Marco F, Ferrucci L. Who should be screened for osteoporosis?
Jama 2001,286:1970-1971.
110. Simonsick EM, Kasper JD, Guralnik JM, Bandeen-Roche K, Ferrucci L, Hirsch R, Leveille S,
Rantanen T, Fried LP. Severity of upper and lower extremity functional limitation: scale
development and validation with self-report and performance-based measures of physical
function. WHAS Research Group. Women's Health and Aging Study. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci
Soc Sci 2001,56:S10-19.
111. Simonsick EM, Newman AB, Nevitt MC, Kritchevsky SB, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Harris T.
Measuring higher level physical function in well-functioning older adults: expanding familiar
approaches in the Health ABC study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2001,56:M644-649.
112. Volpato S, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Balfour J, Chaves P, Fried LP, Harris TB. Cardiovascular
disease, interleukin-6, and risk of mortality in older women: the women's health and aging study.
Circulation 2001,103:947-953.
113. Bandinelli S, Lauretani F, Benvenuti E, Corsi A, De Marco MF, Bartali B, Ruotolo G, Miniati B,
Macchi C, Russo CR, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Understanding the physiological and functional
consequences of menopause: the PROSALMEN study. PROgetto SALute MENopausa. Aging
Clin Exp Res 2002,14:170-177.
114. Bartali B, Benvenuti E, Corsi AM, Bandinelli S, Russo CR, Di Iorio A, Lauretani F, Ferrucci L.
Changes in anthropometric measures in men and women across the life-span: findings from the
InCHIANTI study. Soz Praventivmed 2002,47:336-348.
115. Corsi AM, Ferrucci L, Gozzini A, Tanini A, Brandi ML. Myostatin polymorphisms and agerelated
sarcopenia in the Italian population. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002,50:1463.
116. Corti MC, Guralnik JM, Sartori L, Baggio G, Manzato E, Pezzotti P, Barbato G, Zambon S,
Ferrucci L, Minervini S, Musacchio E, Crepaldi G. The effect of cardiovascular and
osteoarticular diseases on disability in older Italian men and women: rationale, design, and
sample characteristics of the Progetto Veneto Anziani (PRO.V.A.) study. J Am Geriatr Soc
2002,50:1535-1540.
117. Deiana L, Pes GM, Carru C, Ferrucci L, Franceschi C, Baggio G. The "Oldest Man on the
Planet". J Am Geriatr Soc 2002,50:2098-2099.
118. Ferrucci L, Cavazzini C, Corsi A, Bartali B, Russo CR, Lauretani F, Ferrucci L, Cavazzini C,
Corsi AM, Bartali B, Russo CR, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Bandinelli S, Guralnik JM.
Biomarkers of frailty in older persons. J Endocrinol Invest 2002,25:10-15.
119. Ferrucci L, Penninx BW, Volpato S, Harris TB, Bandeen-Roche K, Balfour J, Leveille SG,
Fried LP, Md JM. Change in muscle strength explains accelerated decline of physical function in
older women with high interleukin-6 serum levels. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002,50:1947-1954.
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120. Ferrucci L, Russo CR, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Guralnik JM. A role for sarcopenia in late-life
osteoporosis. Aging Clin Exp Res 2002,14:1-4.
121. Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Underestimation of disability occurrence in epidemiological studies of
older people: is research on disability still alive? J Am Geriatr Soc 2002,50:1599-1601.
122. McDermott MM, Ferrucci L, Simonsick EM, Balfour J, Fried L, Ling S, Gibson D, Guralnik
JM. The ankle brachial index and change in lower extremity functioning over time: the Women's
Health and Aging Study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002,50:238-246.
123. McDermott MM, Greenland P, Ferrucci L, Criqui MH, Liu K, Sharma L, Chan C, Celic L,
Priyanath A, Guralnik JM. Lower extremity performance is associated with daily life physical
activity in individuals with and without peripheral arterial disease. J Am Geriatr Soc
2002,50:247-255.
124. Reuben DB, Cheh AI, Harris TB, Ferrucci L, Rowe JW, Tracy RP, Seeman TE. Peripheral
blood markers of inflammation predict mortality and functional decline in high-functioning
community-dwelling older persons. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002,50:638-644.
125. Rozzini R, Frisoni GB, Ferrucci L, Barbisoni P, Sabatini T, Ranieri P, Guralnik JM, Trabucchi
M. Geriatric Index of Comorbidity: validation and comparison with other measures of
comorbidity. Age Ageing 2002,31:277-285.
126. Russo CR, Lauretani F, Bartali B, Ferrucci L. Trabecular and cortical bone in the assessment of
vertebral fracture risk. Osteoporos Int 2002,13:266.
127. Shumway-Cook A, Patla AE, Stewart A, Ferrucci L, Ciol MA, Guralnik JM. Environmental
demands associated with community mobility in older adults with and without mobility
disabilities. Phys Ther 2002,82:670-681.
128. Verreault R, Semba RD, Volpato S, Ferrucci L, Fried LP, Guralnik JM. Low serum vitamin d
does not predict new disability or loss of muscle strength in older women. J Am Geriatr Soc
2002,50:912-917.
129. Vezzoli G, Tanini A, Ferrucci L, Soldati L, Bianchin C, Franceschelli F, Malentacchi C,
Porfirio B, Adamo D, Terranegra A, Falchetti A, Cusi D, Bianchi G, Brandi ML. Influence of
calcium-sensing receptor gene on urinary calcium excretion in stone-forming patients. J Am Soc
Nephrol 2002,13:2517-2523.
130. Volpato S, Blaum C, Resnick H, Ferrucci L, Fried LP, Guralnik JM. Comorbidities and
impairments explaining the association between diabetes and lower extremity disability: The
Women's Health and Aging Study. Diabetes Care 2002,25:678-683.
131. Barbieri M, Ferrucci L, Corsi AM, Macchi C, Lauretani F, Bonafe M, Olivieri F, Giovagnetti S,
Franceschi C, Paolisso G. Is chronic inflammation a determinant of blood pressure in the
elderly? Am J Hypertens 2003,16:537-543.
132. Barbieri M, Ferrucci L, Ragno E, Corsi A, Bandinelli S, Bonafe M, Olivieri F, Giovagnetti S,
Franceschi C, Guralnik JM, Paolisso G. Chronic inflammation and the effect of IGF-I on muscle
strength and power in older persons. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2003,284:E481-487.
133. Bartali B, Salvini S, Turrini A, Lauretani F, Russo CR, Corsi AM, Bandinelli S, D'Amicis A,
Palli D, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Age and disability affect dietary intake. J Nutr
2003,133:2868-2873.
134. Bean JF, Leveille SG, Kiely DK, Bandinelli S, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. A comparison of leg
power and leg strength within the InCHIANTI study: which influences mobility more? J
Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2003,58:728-733.
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135. Boudreau DM, Leveille SG, Gray SL, Black DJ, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, LaCroix AZ. Risks
for frequent antimicrobial-treated infections in postmenopausal women. Aging Clin Exp Res
2003,15:12-18.
136. Brizioli E, Bernabei R, Grechi F, Masera F, Landi F, Bandinelli S, Cavazzini C, Gangemi S,
Ferrucci L. Nursing home case-mix instruments: validation of the RUG-III system in Italy.
Aging Clin Exp Res 2003,15:243-253.
137. Cappola AR, Xue QL, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Volpato S, Fried LP. Insulin-like growth factor
I and interleukin-6 contribute synergistically to disability and mortality in older women. J Clin
Endocrinol Metab 2003,88:2019-2025.
138. Di Iorio A, Ferrucci L, Sparvieri E, Cherubini A, Volpato S, Corsi A, Bonafe M, Franceschi C,
Abate G, Paganelli R. Serum IL-1beta levels in health and disease: a population-based study.
'The InCHIANTI study'. Cytokine 2003,22:198-205.
139. Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM. Inflammation, hormones, and body composition at a crossroad. Am J
Med 2003,115:501-502.
140. Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Cavazzini C, Bandinelli S, Lauretani F, Bartali B, Repetto L, Longo
DL. The frailty syndrome: a critical issue in geriatric oncology. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol
2003,46:127-137.
141. Ferrucci L, Turchi A, Fumagalli S, Di Bari M, Silvestrini G, Zacchei S, Nesti A, Magherini L,
Tarantini F, Pini R, Antonini E, Masotti G, Marchionni N. Sex-related differences in the length
of disability prior to death in older persons. Aging Clin Exp Res 2003,15:310-314.
142. Geroldi C, Ferrucci L, Bandinelli S, Cavazzini C, Zanetti O, Guralnik JM, Frisoni GB. Mild
cognitive deterioration with subcortical features: prevalence, clinical characteristics, and
association with cardiovascular risk factors in community-dwelling older persons (The
InCHIANTI Study). J Am Geriatr Soc 2003,51:1064-1071.
143. Gueresi P, Troiano L, Minicuci N, Bonafe M, Pini G, Salvioli G, Carani C, Ferrucci L,
Spazzafumo L, Olivieri F, Cavrini G, Valentini D, Franceschi C. The MALVA (MAntova
LongeVA) study: an investigation on people 98 years of age and over in a province of Northern
Italy. Exp Gerontol 2003,38:1189-1197.
144. Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Assessing the building blocks of function: utilizing measures of
functional limitation. Am J Prev Med 2003,25:112-121.
145. Lamb SE, Ferrucci L, Volapto S, Fried LP, Guralnik JM. Risk factors for falling in homedwelling
older women with stroke: the Women's Health and Aging Study. Stroke 2003,34:494-
501.
146. Lauretani F, Russo CR, Bandinelli S, Bartali B, Cavazzini C, Di Iorio A, Corsi AM, Rantanen T,
Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Age-associated changes in skeletal muscles and their effect on
mobility: an operational diagnosis of sarcopenia. J Appl Physiol 2003,95:1851-1860.
147. Lio D, Pes GM, Carru C, Listi F, Ferlazzo V, Candore G, Colonna-Romano G, Ferrucci L,
Deiana L, Baggio G, Franceschi C, Caruso C. Association between the HLA-DR alleles and
longevity: a study in Sardinian population. Exp Gerontol 2003,38:313-317.
148. Mannoni A, Briganti MP, Di Bari M, Ferrucci L, Costanzo S, Serni U, Masotti G, Marchionni
N. Epidemiological profile of symptomatic osteoarthritis in older adults: a population based
study in Dicomano, Italy. Ann Rheum Dis 2003,62:576-578.
149. Penninx BW, Guralnik JM, Onder G, Ferrucci L, Wallace RB, Pahor M. Anemia and decline in
physical performance among older persons. Am J Med 2003,115:104-110.
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150. Penninx BW, Kritchevsky SB, Yaffe K, Newman AB, Simonsick EM, Rubin S, Ferrucci L,
Harris T, Pahor M. Inflammatory markers and depressed mood in older persons: results from the
Health, Aging and Body Composition study. Biol Psychiatry 2003,54:566-572.
151. Rantanen T, Volpato S, Ferrucci L, Heikkinen E, Fried LP, Guralnik JM. Handgrip strength and
cause-specific and total mortality in older disabled women: exploring the mechanism. J Am
Geriatr Soc 2003,51:636-641.
152. Russo CR, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Bartali B, Cavazzini C, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Highfrequency
vibration training increases muscle power in postmenopausal women. Arch Phys Med
Rehabil 2003,84:1854-1857.
153. Russo CR, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Bartali B, Di Iorio A, Volpato S, Guralnik JM, Harris T,
Ferrucci L. Aging bone in men and women: beyond changes in bone mineral density.
Osteoporos Int 2003,14:531-538.
154. Scuteri A, Ferrucci L. Blood pressure, arterial function, structure, and aging: the role of
hormonal replacement therapy in postmenopausal women. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)
2003,5:219-225.
155. Shumway-Cook A, Patla A, Stewart A, Ferrucci L, Ciol MA, Guralnik JM. Environmental
components of mobility disability in community-living older persons. J Am Geriatr Soc
2003,51:393-398.
156. Volpato S, Ferrucci L, Blaum C, Ostir G, Cappola A, Fried LP, Fellin R, Guralnik JM.
Progression of lower-extremity disability in older women with diabetes: the Women's Health and
Aging Study. Diabetes Care 2003,26:70-75.
157. Abbatecola AM, Ferrucci L, Grella R, Bandinelli S, Bonafe M, Barbieri M, Corsi AM,
Lauretani F, Franceschi C, Paolisso G. Diverse effect of inflammatory markers on insulin
resistance and insulin-resistance syndrome in the elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004,52:399-404.
158. Abbatecola AM, Paolisso G, Lamponi M, Bandinelli S, Lauretani F, Launer L, Ferrucci L.
Insulin resistance and executive dysfunction in older persons. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004,52:1713-
1718.
159. Barron JS, Duffey PL, Byrd LJ, Campbell R, Ferrucci L. Informed consent for research
participation in frail older persons. Aging Clin Exp Res 2004,16:79-85.
160. Bartali B, Turrini A, Salvini S, Lauretani F, Russo CR, Corsi AM, Bandinelli S, D'Amicis A,
Palli D, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Dietary intake estimated using different methods in two
Italian older populations. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2004,38:51-60.
161. Blanc P, Corsi AM, Gabbuti A, Peduzzi C, Meacci F, Olivieri F, Lauretani F, Francesco M,
Ferrucci L. Chlamydia pneumoniae seropositivity and cardiovascular risk factors: The
InCHIANTI Study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004,52:1626-1631.
162. Cavazzini C, Conti M, Bandinelli S, Gangemi S, Gallinella M, Lauretani F, Lucci G, Windham
BG, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Screening for poor performance of lower extremity in primary
care: the Camucia Project. Aging Clin Exp Res 2004,16:331-336.
163. Cesari M, Pahor M, Bartali B, Cherubini A, Penninx BW, Williams GR, Atkinson H, Martin A,
Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Antioxidants and physical performance in elderly persons: the
Invecchiare in Chianti (InCHIANTI) study. Am J Clin Nutr 2004,79:289-294.
164. Cesari M, Penninx BW, Lauretani F, Russo CR, Carter C, Bandinelli S, Atkinson H, Onder G,
Pahor M, Ferrucci L. Hemoglobin levels and skeletal muscle: results from the InCHIANTI
study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2004,59:249-254.
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165. Cesari M, Penninx BW, Pahor M, Lauretani F, Corsi AM, Rhys Williams G, Guralnik JM,
Ferrucci L. Inflammatory markers and physical performance in older persons: the InCHIANTI
study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2004,59:242-248.
166. Chang M, Cohen-Mansfield J, Ferrucci L, Leveille S, Volpato S, de Rekeneire N, Guralnik JM.
Incidence of loss of ability to walk 400 meters in a functionally limited older population. J Am
Geriatr Soc 2004,52:2094-2098.
167. Chaves PH, Xue QL, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Volpato S, Fried LP. What constitutes normal
hemoglobin concentration in community-dwelling disabled older women? J Am Geriatr Soc
2004,52:1811-1816.
168. Ferrucci L, Bandinelli S, Cavazzini C, Lauretani F, Corsi A, Bartali B, Cherubini A, Launer L,
Guralnik JM. Neurological examination findings to predict limitations in mobility and falls in
older persons without a history of neurological disease. Am J Med 2004,116:807-815.
169. Ferrucci L, Ble A, Bandinelli S, Lauretani F, Suthers K, Guralnik JM. A flame burning within.
Aging Clin Exp Res 2004,16:240-243.
170. Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Studenski S, Fried LP, Cutler GB, Jr., Walston JD. Designing
randomized, controlled trials aimed at preventing or delaying functional decline and disability in
frail, older persons: a consensus report. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004,52:625-634.
171. Fried LP, Ferrucci L, Darer J, Williamson JD, Anderson G. Untangling the concepts of
disability, frailty, and comorbidity: implications for improved targeting and care. J Gerontol A
Biol Sci Med Sci 2004,59:255-263.
172. Guralnik JM, Eisenstaedt RS, Ferrucci L, Klein HG, Woodman RC. Prevalence of anemia in
persons 65 years and older in the United States: evidence for a high rate of unexplained anemia.
Blood 2004,104:2263-2268.
173. Maggi S, Lauretani F, Ferrucci L, Gallina P, Bianchi D, Marzari C, Noale M, Crepaldi G. The
quality of bone: a "magic natural alloy". Aging Clin Exp Res 2004,16 Suppl:3-9.
174. McDermott MM, Greenland P, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Green D, Liu K, Criqui MH,
Schneider JR, Chan C, Ridker P, Pearce WH, Martin G, Clark E, Taylor L. Inflammatory
markers, D-dimer, pro-thrombotic factors, and physical activity levels in patients with peripheral
arterial disease. Vasc Med 2004,9:107-115.
175. McDermott MM, Guralnik JM, Albay M, Bandinelli S, Miniati B, Ferrucci L. Impairments of
muscles and nerves associated with peripheral arterial disease and their relationship with lower
extremity functioning: the InCHIANTI Study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004,52:405-410.
176. McDermott MM, Guralnik JM, Greenland P, Green D, Liu K, Ridker PM, Chan C, Criqui MH,
Ferrucci L, Taylor LM, Pearce WH, Schneider JR, Oskin SI. Inflammatory and thrombotic
blood markers and walking-related disability in men and women with and without peripheral
arterial disease. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004,52:1888-1894.
177. McDermott MM, Liu K, Greenland P, Guralnik JM, Criqui MH, Chan C, Pearce WH, Schneider
JR, Ferrucci L, Celic L, Taylor LM, Vonesh E, Martin GJ, Clark E. Functional decline in
peripheral arterial disease: associations with the ankle brachial index and leg symptoms. Jama
2004,292:453-461.
178. McDermott MM, Tiukinhoy S, Greenland P, Liu K, Pearce WH, Guralnik JM, Unterreiner S,
Gluckman TJ, Criqui MH, Ferrucci L. A pilot exercise intervention to improve lower extremity
functioning in peripheral arterial disease unaccompanied by intermittent claudication. J
Cardiopulm Rehabil 2004,24:187-196.
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179. Penninx BW, Pahor M, Cesari M, Corsi AM, Woodman RC, Bandinelli S, Guralnik JM,
Ferrucci L. Anemia is associated with disability and decreased physical performance and
muscle strength in the elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004,52:719-724.
180. Pes GM, Lio D, Carru C, Deiana L, Baggio G, Franceschi C, Ferrucci L, Oliveri F, Scola L,
Crivello A, Candore G, Colonna-Romano G, Caruso C. Association between longevity and
cytokine gene polymorphisms. A study in Sardinian centenarians. Aging Clin Exp Res
2004,16:244-248.
181. Poulain M, Pes GM, Grasland C, Carru C, Ferrucci L, Baggio G, Franceschi C, Deiana L.
Identification of a geographic area characterized by extreme longevity in the Sardinia island: the
AKEA study. Exp Gerontol 2004,39:1423-1429.
182. Valenti G, Denti L, Maggio M, Ceda G, Volpato S, Bandinelli S, Ceresini G, Cappola A,
Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Effect of DHEAS on skeletal muscle over the life span: the
InCHIANTI study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2004,59:466-472.
183. Volpato S, Pahor M, Ferrucci L, Simonsick EM, Guralnik JM, Kritchevsky SB, Fellin R, Harris
TB. Relationship of alcohol intake with inflammatory markers and plasminogen activator
inhibitor-1 in well-functioning older adults: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition study.
Circulation 2004,109:607-612.
184. Abbatecola A, Windham BG, Bandinelli S, Lauretani F, Paolisso G, Ferrucci L. Clinical and
biochemical evaluation changes over aging. Cancer Treat Res 2005,124:135-162.
185. Abbatecola AM, Ferrucci L, Ceda G, Russo CR, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Barbieri M, Valenti
G, Paolisso G. Insulin resistance and muscle strength in older persons. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med
Sci 2005,60:1278-1282.
186. Barbini N, Gorini G, Ferrucci L, Biggeri A. [Analysis of arterial hypertension and work in the
epidemiologic study "Aging, Health and Work"]. Epidemiol Prev 2005,29:160-165.
187. Ble A, Fink JC, Woodman RC, Klausner MA, Windham BG, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Renal
function, erythropoietin, and anemia of older persons: the InCHIANTI study. Arch Intern Med
2005,165:2222-2227.
188. Ble A, Volpato S, Zuliani G, Guralnik JM, Bandinelli S, Lauretani F, Bartali B, Maraldi C, Fellin
R, Ferrucci L. Executive function correlates with walking speed in older persons: the
InCHIANTI study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2005,53:410-415.
189. Ble A, Windham BG, Bandinelli S, Taub DD, Volpato S, Bartali B, Tracy RP, Guralnik JM,
Ferrucci L. Relation of plasma leptin to C-reactive protein in older adults (from the Invecchiare
nel Chianti study). Am J Cardiol 2005,96:991-995.
190. Ceda GP, Dall'Aglio E, Maggio M, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Falzoi C, Grimaldi W, Ceresini G,
Corradi F, Ferrucci L, Valenti G, Hoffman AR. Clinical implications of the reduced activity of
the GH-IGF-I axis in older men. J Endocrinol Invest 2005,28:96-100.
191. Cesari M, Pahor M, Lauretani F, Penninx BW, Bartali B, Russo R, Cherubini A, Woodman R,
Bandinelli S, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Bone density and hemoglobin levels in older persons:
results from the InCHIANTI study. Osteoporos Int 2005,16:691-699.
192. Chaves PH, Semba RD, Leng SX, Woodman RC, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Fried LP. Impact of
anemia and cardiovascular disease on frailty status of community-dwelling older women: the
Women's Health and Aging Studies I and II. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2005,60:729-735.
193. Chen GJ, Ferrucci L, Moran WP, Pahor M. A cost-minimization analysis of diuretic-based
antihypertensive therapy reducing cardiovascular events in older adults with isolated systolic
hypertension. Cost Eff Resour Alloc 2005,3:2.
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194. Cherubini A, Martin A, Andres-Lacueva C, Di Iorio A, Lamponi M, Mecocci P, Bartali B, Corsi
A, Senin U, Ferrucci L. Vitamin E levels, cognitive impairment and dementia in older persons:
the InCHIANTI study. Neurobiol Aging 2005,26:987-994.
195. Elosua R, Bartali B, Ordovas JM, Corsi AM, Lauretani F, Ferrucci L. Association between
physical activity, physical performance, and inflammatory biomarkers in an elderly population:
the InCHIANTI study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2005,60:760-767.
196. Ershler WB, Sheng S, McKelvey J, Artz AS, Denduluri N, Tecson J, Taub DD, Brant LJ,
Ferrucci L, Longo DL. Serum erythropoietin and aging: a longitudinal analysis. J Am Geriatr
Soc 2005,53:1360-1365.
197. Ferrucci L, Corsi A, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Bartali B, Taub DD, Guralnik JM, Longo DL.
The origins of age-related proinflammatory state. Blood 2005,105:2294-2299.
198. Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Woodman RC, Bandinelli S, Lauretani F, Corsi AM, Chaves PH,
Ershler WB, Longo DL. Proinflammatory state and circulating erythropoietin in persons with
and without anemia. Am J Med 2005,118:1288.
199. Fried LP, Hadley EC, Walston JD, Newman AB, Guralnik JM, Studenski S, Harris TB, Ershler
WB, Ferrucci L. From bedside to bench: research agenda for frailty. Sci Aging Knowledge
Environ 2005,2005:pe24.
200. Geroldi C, Frisoni GB, Paolisso G, Bandinelli S, Lamponi M, Abbatecola AM, Zanetti O,
Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Insulin resistance in cognitive impairment: the InCHIANTI study.
Arch Neurol 2005,62:1067-1072.
201. Gori AM, Corsi AM, Fedi S, Gazzini A, Sofi F, Bartali B, Bandinelli S, Gensini GF, Abbate R,
Ferrucci L. A proinflammatory state is associated with hyperhomocysteinemia in the elderly.
Am J Clin Nutr 2005,82:335-341.
202. Han B, Phillips C, Ferrucci L, Bandeen-Roche K, Jylha M, Kasper J, Guralnik JM. Change in
self-rated health and mortality among community-dwelling disabled older women. Gerontologist
2005,45:216-221.
203. Landi F, Russo A, Cesari M, Barillaro C, Onder G, Zamboni V, De Santis A, Pahor M, Ferrucci
L, Bernabei R. The ilSIRENTE study: a prospective cohort study on persons aged 80 years and
older living in a mountain community of Central Italy. Aging Clin Exp Res 2005,17:486-493.
204. Leng SX, Xue QL, Huang Y, Ferrucci L, Fried LP, Walston JD. Baseline total and specific
differential white blood cell counts and 5-year all-cause mortality in community-dwelling older
women. Exp Gerontol 2005,40:982-987.
205. Maggio D, Cherubini A, Lauretani F, Russo RC, Bartali B, Pierandrei M, Ruggiero C,
Macchiarulo MC, Giorgino R, Minisola S, Ferrucci L. 25(OH)D Serum levels decline with age
earlier in women than in men and less efficiently prevent compensatory hyperparathyroidism in
older adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2005,60:1414-1419.
206. Maggio M, Basaria S, Ceda GP, Ble A, Ling SM, Bandinelli S, Valenti G, Ferrucci L. The
relationship between testosterone and molecular markers of inflammation in older men. J
Endocrinol Invest 2005,28:116-119.
207. Maggio M, Basaria S, Ceda GP, Ceresini G, Valenti G, Ferrucci L. The role of soluble
interleukin-6 receptor in inflammatory diseases. Immunol Lett 2005,98:171.
208. Maggio M, Cappola AR, Ceda GP, Basaria S, Chia CW, Valenti G, Ferrucci L. The hormonal
pathway to frailty in older men. J Endocrinol Invest 2005,28:15-19.
209. Maggio M, Ceda GP, De Cicco G, Cattadori E, Visioli S, Ablondi F, Beghi C, Gherli T, Basaria
S, Ceresini G, Valenti G, Ferrucci L. Acute changes in circulating hormones in older patients
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with impaired ventricular function undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. J
Endocrinol Invest 2005,28:711-719.
210. McDermott MM, Ferrucci L, Liu K, Criqui MH, Greenland P, Green D, Guralnik JM, Ridker
PM, Taylor LM, Rifai N, Tian L, Zheng J, Pearce WH, Schneider JR, Vonesh E. D-dimer and
inflammatory markers as predictors of functional decline in men and women with and without
peripheral arterial disease. J Am Geriatr Soc 2005,53:1688-1696.
211. McDermott MM, Guralnik JM, Corsi A, Albay M, Macchi C, Bandinelli S, Ferrucci L. Patterns
of inflammation associated with peripheral arterial disease: the InCHIANTI study. Am Heart J
2005,150:276-281.
212. McDermott MM, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Criqui MH, Greenland P, Tian L, Liu K, Tan J.
Functional decline in lower-extremity peripheral arterial disease: associations with comorbidity,
gender, and race. J Vasc Surg 2005,42:1131-1137.
213. Metter EJ, Schrager M, Ferrucci L, Talbot LA. Evaluation of movement speed and reaction time
as predictors of all-cause mortality in men. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2005,60:840-846.
214. Onder G, Penninx BW, Cesari M, Bandinelli S, Lauretani F, Bartali B, Gori AM, Pahor M,
Ferrucci L. Anemia is associated with depression in older adults: results from the InCHIANTI
study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2005,60:1168-1172.
215. Onder G, Penninx BW, Ferrucci L, Fried LP, Guralnik JM, Pahor M. Measures of physical
performance and risk for progressive and catastrophic disability: results from the Women's
Health and Aging Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2005,60:74-79.
216. Shumway-Cook A, Patla A, Stewart AL, Ferrucci L, Ciol MA, Guralnik JM. Assessing
environmentally determined mobility disability: self-report versus observed community mobility.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2005,53:700-704.
217. Vezzoli G, Soldati L, Arcidiacono T, Terranegra A, Biasion R, Russo CR, Lauretani F,
Bandinelli S, Bartali B, Cherubini A, Cusi D, Ferrucci L. Urinary calcium is a determinant of
bone mineral density in elderly men participating in the InCHIANTI study. Kidney Int
2005,67:2006-2014.
218. Walston J, Arking DE, Fallin D, Li T, Beamer B, Xue Q, Ferrucci L, Fried LP, Chakravarti A.
IL-6 gene variation is not associated with increased serum levels of IL-6, muscle, weakness, or
frailty in older women. Exp Gerontol 2005,40:344-352.
219. Woodman R, Ferrucci L, Guralnik J. Anemia in older adults. Curr Opin Hematol 2005,12:123-
128.
220. Antonelli-Incalzi R, Pedone C, McDermott MM, Bandinelli S, Miniati B, Lova RM, Lauretani F,
Ferrucci L. Association between nutrient intake and peripheral artery disease: results from the
InCHIANTI study. Atherosclerosis 2006,186:200-206.
221. Bandeen-Roche K, Xue QL, Ferrucci L, Walston J, Guralnik JM, Chaves P, Zeger SL, Fried
LP. Phenotype of frailty: characterization in the women's health and aging studies. J Gerontol A
Biol Sci Med Sci 2006,61:262-266.
222. Bandinelli S, Lauretani F, Boscherini V, Gandi F, Pozzi M, Corsi AM, Bartali B, Lova RM,
Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. A randomized, controlled trial of disability prevention in frail older
patients screened in primary care: the FRASI study. Design and baseline evaluation. Aging Clin
Exp Res 2006,18:359-366.
223. Bandinelli S, Pozzi M, Lauretani F, Phillips C, Shumway-Cook A, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L.
Adding challenge to performance-based tests of walking: The Walking InCHIANTI Toolkit
(WIT). Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2006,85:986-991.
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224. Bartali B, Frongillo EA, Bandinelli S, Lauretani F, Semba RD, Fried LP, Ferrucci L. Low
nutrient intake is an essential component of frailty in older persons. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med
Sci 2006,61:589-593.
225. Bartali B, Semba RD, Frongillo EA, Varadhan R, Ricks MO, Blaum CS, Ferrucci L, Guralnik
JM, Fried LP. Low micronutrient levels as a predictor of incident disability in older women.
Arch Intern Med 2006,166:2335-2340.
226. Ble A, Cherubini A, Volpato S, Bartali B, Walston JD, Windham BG, Bandinelli S, Lauretani F,
Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Lower plasma vitamin E levels are associated with the frailty
syndrome: the InCHIANTI study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2006,61:278-283.
227. Cappola AR, Xue QL, Walston JD, Leng SX, Ferrucci L, Guralnik J, Fried LP. DHEAS levels
and mortality in disabled older women: the Women's Health and Aging Study I. J Gerontol A
Biol Sci Med Sci 2006,61:957-962.
228. Carter HB, Ferrucci L, Kettermann A, Landis P, Wright EJ, Epstein JI, Trock BJ, Metter EJ.
Detection of life-threatening prostate cancer with prostate-specific antigen velocity during a
window of curability. J Natl Cancer Inst 2006,98:1521-1527.
229. Cecchi F, Debolini P, Lova RM, Macchi C, Bandinelli S, Bartali B, Lauretani F, Benvenuti E,
Hicks G, Ferrucci L. Epidemiology of back pain in a representative cohort of Italian persons 65
years of age and older: the InCHIANTI study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2006,31:1149-1155.
230. Cesari M, Leeuwenburgh C, Lauretani F, Onder G, Bandinelli S, Maraldi C, Guralnik JM, Pahor
M, Ferrucci L. Frailty syndrome and skeletal muscle: results from the Invecchiare in Chianti
study. Am J Clin Nutr 2006,83:1142-1148.
231. Cesari M, Onder G, Russo A, Zamboni V, Barillaro C, Ferrucci L, Pahor M, Bernabei R, Landi
F. Comorbidity and physical function: results from the aging and longevity study in the Sirente
geographic area (ilSIRENTE study). Gerontology 2006,52:24-32.
232. Chaves PH, Carlson MC, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Semba R, Fried LP. Association between
mild anemia and executive function impairment in community-dwelling older women: The
Women's Health and Aging Study II. J Am Geriatr Soc 2006,54:1429-1435.
233. Coppin AK, Ferrucci L, Lauretani F, Phillips C, Chang M, Bandinelli S, Guralnik JM. Low
socioeconomic status and disability in old age: evidence from the InChianti study for the
mediating role of physiological impairments. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2006,61:86-91.
234. Coppin AK, Shumway-Cook A, Saczynski JS, Patel KV, Ble A, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM.
Association of executive function and performance of dual-task physical tests among older
adults: analyses from the InChianti study. Age Ageing 2006,35:619-624.
235. Di Iorio A, Cherubini A, Volpato S, Sparvieri E, Lauretani F, Franceschi C, Senin U, Abate G,
Paganelli R, Martin A, Andres-Lacueva C, Ferrucci L. Markers of inflammation, vitamin E and
peripheral nervous system function: the InCHIANTI study. Neurobiol Aging 2006,27:1280-1288.
236. Dominguez LJ, Barbagallo M, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Bos A, Corsi AM, Simonsick EM,
Ferrucci L. Magnesium and muscle performance in older persons: the InCHIANTI study. Am J
Clin Nutr 2006,84:419-426.
237. Ferrucci L, Cherubini A, Bandinelli S, Bartali B, Corsi A, Lauretani F, Martin A, Andres-
Lacueva C, Senin U, Guralnik JM. Relationship of plasma polyunsaturated fatty acids to
circulating inflammatory markers. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006,91:439-446.
238. Ferrucci L, Maggio M, Bandinelli S, Basaria S, Lauretani F, Ble A, Valenti G, Ershler WB,
Guralnik JM, Longo DL. Low testosterone levels and the risk of anemia in older men and
women. Arch Intern Med 2006,166:1380-1388.
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239. Ferrucci L, Maggio M, Ceda GP, Beghi C, Valenti G, De Cicco G. Acute postoperative frailty.
J Am Coll Surg 2006,203:134-135.
240. Ferrucci L, Mahallati A, Simonsick EM. Frailty and the foolishness of Eos. J Gerontol A Biol
Sci Med Sci 2006,61:260-261.
241. Ferrucci L, Simonsick EM. A little exercise. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2006,61:1154-1156.
242. Francesconi P, Cantini E, Bavazzano E, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Buiatti E, Ferrucci L.
Classification of residents in nursing homes in Tuscany (Italy) using Resource Utilization
Groups Version III (RUG-III). Aging Clin Exp Res 2006,18:133-140.
243. Garg PK, Tian L, Criqui MH, Liu K, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Tan J, McDermott MM. Physical
activity during daily life and mortality in patients with peripheral arterial disease. Circulation
2006,114:242-248.
244. Giri J, McDermott MM, Greenland P, Guralnik JM, Criqui MH, Liu K, Ferrucci L, Green D,
Schneider JR, Tian L. Statin use and functional decline in patients with and without peripheral
arterial disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006,47:998-1004.
245. Gori AM, Sofi F, Corsi AM, Gazzini A, Sestini I, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Gensini GF,
Ferrucci L, Abbate R. Predictors of vitamin B6 and folate concentrations in older persons: the
InCHIANTI study. Clin Chem 2006,52:1318-1324.
246. Inouye SK, Ferrucci L. Elucidating the pathophysiology of delirium and the interrelationship of
delirium and dementia. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2006,61:1277-1280.
247. Kim DH, Lipsitz LA, Ferrucci L, Varadhan R, Guralnik JM, Carlson MC, Fleisher LA, Fried
LP, Chaves PH. Association between reduced heart rate variability and cognitive impairment in
older disabled women in the community: Women's Health and Aging Study I. J Am Geriatr Soc
2006,54:1751-1757.
248. Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Bartali B, Di Iorio A, Giacomini V, Corsi AM, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci
L. Axonal degeneration affects muscle density in older men and women. Neurobiol Aging
2006,27:1145-1154.
249. Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Russo CR, Maggio M, Di Iorio A, Cherubini A, Maggio D, Ceda GP,
Valenti G, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Correlates of bone quality in older persons. Bone
2006,39:915-921.
250. Maggio M, Basaria S, Ble A, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Ceda GP, Valenti G, Ling SM, Ferrucci
L. Correlation between testosterone and the inflammatory marker soluble interleukin-6 receptor
in older men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006,91:345-347.
251. Maggio M, Ceda GP, Lauretani F, Pahor M, Bandinelli S, Najjar SS, Ling SM, Basaria S,
Ruggiero C, Valenti G, Ferrucci L. Relation of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
treatment to insulin-like growth factor-1 serum levels in subjects >65 years of age (the
InCHIANTI study). Am J Cardiol 2006,97:1525-1529.
252. Maggio M, Guralnik JM, Longo DL, Ferrucci L. Interleukin-6 in aging and chronic disease: a
magnificent pathway. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2006,61:575-584.
253. Maggio M, Lauretani F, Ceda GP, Bandinelli S, Basaria S, Ble A, Egan J, Paolisso G, Najjar S,
Jeffrey Metter E, Valenti G, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Association between hormones and
metabolic syndrome in older Italian men. J Am Geriatr Soc 2006,54:1832-1838.
254. Marsh AP, Miller ME, Saikin AM, Rejeski WJ, Hu N, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Guralnik JM,
Ferrucci L. Lower extremity strength and power are associated with 400-meter walk time in
older adults: The InCHIANTI study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2006,61:1186-1193.
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255. McDermott MM, Criqui MH, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Tian L, Liu K, Greenland P, Tan J,
Schneider JR, Clark E, Pearce WH. Obesity, weight change, and functional decline in peripheral
arterial disease. J Vasc Surg 2006,43:1198-1204.
256. McDermott MM, Liu K, Ferrucci L, Criqui MH, Greenland P, Guralnik JM, Tian L, Schneider
JR, Pearce WH, Tan J, Martin GJ. Physical performance in peripheral arterial disease: a slower
rate of decline in patients who walk more. Ann Intern Med 2006,144:10-20.
257. McDermott MM, Liu K, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Green D, Greenland P, Tian L, Criqui MH,
Lo C, Rifai N, Ridker PM, Zheng J, Pearce W. Functional decline in patients with and without
peripheral arterial disease: predictive value of annual changes in levels of C-reactive protein and
D-dimer. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2006,61:374-379.
258. McDermott MM, Sufit R, Nishida T, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Tian L, Liu K, Tan J, Pearce
WH, Schneider JR, Sharma L, Criqui MH. Lower extremity nerve function in patients with lower
extremity ischemia. Arch Intern Med 2006,166:1986-1992.
259. Melzer D, Murray A, Hurst AJ, Weedon MN, Bandinelli S, Corsi AM, Ferrucci L, Paolisso G,
Guralnik JM, Frayling TM. Effects of the diabetes linked TCF7L2 polymorphism in a
representative older population. BMC Med 2006,4:34.
260. Paganelli R, Di Iorio A, Cherubini A, Lauretani F, Mussi C, Volpato S, Abate M, Abate G,
Ferrucci L. Frailty of older age: the role of the endocrine--immune interaction. Curr Pharm Des
2006,12:3147-3159.
261. Parsons JK, Carter HB, Partin AW, Windham BG, Metter EJ, Ferrucci L, Landis P, Platz EA.
Metabolic factors associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia. J Clin Endocrinol Metab
2006,91:2562-2568.
262. Patel KV, Coppin AK, Manini TM, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM. Midlife
physical activity and mobility in older age: The InCHIANTI study. Am J Prev Med 2006,31:217-
224.
263. Ray AL, Semba RD, Walston J, Ferrucci L, Cappola AR, Ricks MO, Xue QL, Fried LP. Low
serum selenium and total carotenoids predict mortality among older women living in the
community: the women's health and aging studies. J Nutr 2006,136:172-176.
264. Roth SM, Metter EJ, Ling S, Ferrucci L. Inflammatory factors in age-related muscle wasting.
Curr Opin Rheumatol 2006,18:625-630.
265. Ruggiero C, Cherubini A, Ble A, Bos AJ, Maggio M, Dixit VD, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Senin
U, Ferrucci L. Uric acid and inflammatory markers. Eur Heart J 2006,27:1174-1181.
266. Ruggiero C, Ferrucci L. The endeavor of high maintenance homeostasis: resting metabolic rate
and the legacy of longevity. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2006,61:466-471.
267. Russo A, Onder G, Cesari M, Zamboni V, Barillaro C, Capoluongo E, Pahor M, Bernabei R,
Landi F, Ferrucci L. Lifetime occupation and physical function: a prospective cohort study on
persons aged 80 years and older living in a community. Occup Environ Med 2006,63:438-442.
268. Russo CR, Lauretani F, Seeman E, Bartali B, Bandinelli S, Di Iorio A, Guralnik J, Ferrucci L.
Structural adaptations to bone loss in aging men and women. Bone 2006,38:112-118.
269. Scola L, Lio D, Crivello A, Candore G, Forte GI, Colonna-Romano G, Pes MG, Carru C,
Ferrucci L, Deiana L, Baggio G, Franceschi C, Caruso C. Analysis of HLA-DQA, HLA-DQB
frequencies in a group of Sardinian centenarians. Rejuvenation Res 2006,9:157-160.
270. Semba RD, Ferrucci L, Cappola AR, Ricks MO, Ray AL, Xue QL, Guralnik JM, Fried LP. Low
Serum Selenium Is Associated with Anemia Among Older Women Living in the Community:
the Women's Health and Aging Studies I and II. Biol Trace Elem Res 2006,112:97-107.
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271. Sollers JJ, 3rd, Merritt MM, Silver RA, Sadle TN, Ferrucci L, Thayer JF. Comparison of arterial
compliance indices derived via beat-to-beat blood pressure waveforms: aging and ethnicity.
Biomed Sci Instrum 2006,42:518-523.
272. Walston J, Hadley EC, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Newman AB, Studenski SA, Ershler WB,
Harris T, Fried LP. Research agenda for frailty in older adults: toward a better understanding of
physiology and etiology: summary from the American Geriatrics Society/National Institute on
Aging Research Conference on Frailty in Older Adults. J Am Geriatr Soc 2006,54:991-1001.
273. Walston J, Xue Q, Semba RD, Ferrucci L, Cappola AR, Ricks M, Guralnik J, Fried LP. Serum
antioxidants, inflammation, and total mortality in older women. Am J Epidemiol 2006,163:18-26.
274. Weedon MN, Clark VJ, Qian Y, Ben-Shlomo Y, Timpson N, Ebrahim S, Lawlor DA, Pembrey
ME, Ring S, Wilkin TJ, Voss LD, Jeffery AN, Metcalf B, Ferrucci L, Corsi AM, Murray A,
Melzer D, Knight B, Shields B, Smith GD, Hattersley AT, Di Rienzo A, Frayling TM. A
common haplotype of the glucokinase gene alters fasting glucose and birth weight: association in
six studies and population-genetics analyses. Am J Hum Genet 2006,79:991-1001.
275. Abbatecola AM, Ferrucci L, Marfella R, Paolisso G. Insulin resistance and cognitive decline
may be common soil for frailty syndrome. Arch Intern Med 2007,167:2145-2146.
276. Alley DE, Crimmins E, Bandeen-Roche K, Guralnik J, Ferrucci L. Three-year change in
inflammatory markers in elderly people and mortality: the Invecchiare in Chianti study. J Am
Geriatr Soc 2007,55:1801-1807.
277. Antonelli-Incalzi R, Pedone C, Cesari M, Di Iorio A, Bandinelli S, Ferrucci L. Relationship
between the occiput-wall distance and physical performance in the elderly: a cross sectional
study. Aging Clin Exp Res 2007,19:207-212.
278. Barbini N, Gorini G, Ferrucci L, Biggeri A. [The role of professional activity in arterial
hypertension]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2007,29:174-181.
279. Beck J, Ferrucci L, Sun K, Walston J, Fried LP, Varadhan R, Guralnik JM, Semba RD. Low
serum selenium concentrations are associated with poor grip strength among older women living
in the community. Biofactors 2007,29:37-44.
280. Bergman H, Ferrucci L, Guralnik J, Hogan DB, Hummel S, Karunananthan S, Wolfson C.
Frailty: an emerging research and clinical paradigm--issues and controversies. J Gerontol A Biol
Sci Med Sci 2007,62:731-737.
281. Carlson O, Martin B, Stote KS, Golden E, Maudsley S, Najjar SS, Ferrucci L, Ingram DK,
Longo DL, Rumpler WV, Baer DJ, Egan J, Mattson MP. Impact of reduced meal frequency
without caloric restriction on glucose regulation in healthy, normal-weight middle-aged men and
women. Metabolism 2007,56:1729-1734.
282. Carter HB, Kettermann A, Ferrucci L, Landis P, Metter EJ. Prostate-specific antigen velocity
risk count assessment: a new concept for detection of life-threatening prostate cancer during
window of curability. Urology 2007,70:685-690.
283. Cepollaro C, Lauretani F, Gozzini A, Masi L, Falchetti A, Del Monte F, Carbonell-Sala S, Tanini
A, Corsi AM, Bandinelli S, Ferrucci L, Brandi ML. Relationship of volumetric bone mineral
density and structural parameters with ERalpha gene polymorphisms. Calcif Tissue Int
2007,80:307-315.
284. Cherubini A, Andres-Lacueva C, Martin A, Lauretani F, Iorio AD, Bartali B, Corsi A, Bandinelli
S, Mattson MP, Ferrucci L. Low plasma N-3 fatty acids and dementia in older persons: the
InCHIANTI study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2007,62:1120-1126.
285. Corti MC, Baggio G, Sartori L, Barbato G, Manzato E, Musacchio E, Ferrucci L, Cardinali G,
Donato D, Launer LJ, Zambon S, Crepaldi G, Guralnik JM. White matter lesions and the risk of
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incident hip fracture in older persons: results from the progetto veneto anziani study. Arch Intern
Med 2007,167:1745-1751.
286. Di Iorio A, Abate M, Guralnik JM, Bandinelli S, Cecchi F, Cherubini A, Corsonello A, Foschini
N, Guglielmi M, Lauretani F, Volpato S, Abate G, Ferrucci L. From chronic low back pain to
disability, a multifactorial mediated pathway: the InCHIANTI study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
2007,32:E809-815.
287. Ferrucci L. A year of excellence in geriatric research and some new dishes on the menu. J
Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2007,62:516-518.
288. Ferrucci L, Alley D. Obesity, disability, and mortality: a puzzling link. Arch Intern Med
2007,167:750-751.
289. Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Bandinelli S, Semba RD, Lauretani F, Corsi A, Ruggiero C, Ershler
WB, Longo DL. Unexplained anaemia in older persons is characterised by low erythropoietin
and low levels of pro-inflammatory markers. Br J Haematol 2007,136:849-855.
290. Frayling TM, Rafiq S, Murray A, Hurst AJ, Weedon MN, Henley W, Bandinelli S, Corsi AM,
Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Wallace RB, Melzer D. An interleukin-18 polymorphism is associated
with reduced serum concentrations and better physical functioning in older people. J Gerontol A
Biol Sci Med Sci 2007,62:73-78.
291. Frayling TM, Timpson NJ, Weedon MN, Zeggini E, Freathy RM, Lindgren CM, Perry JR,
Elliott KS, Lango H, Rayner NW, Shields B, Harries LW, Barrett JC, Ellard S, Groves CJ,
Knight B, Patch AM, Ness AR, Ebrahim S, Lawlor DA, Ring SM, Ben-Shlomo Y, Jarvelin MR,
Sovio U, Bennett AJ, Melzer D, Ferrucci L, Loos RJ, Barroso I, Wareham NJ, Karpe F, Owen
KR, Cardon LR, Walker M, Hitman GA, Palmer CN, Doney AS, Morris AD, Smith GD,
Hattersley AT, McCarthy MI. A common variant in the FTO gene is associated with body mass
index and predisposes to childhood and adult obesity. Science 2007,316:889-894.
292. Giannelli SV, Patel KV, Windham BG, Pizzarelli F, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM. Magnitude of
underascertainment of impaired kidney function in older adults with normal serum creatinine. J
Am Geriatr Soc 2007,55:816-823.
293. Houston DK, Cesari M, Ferrucci L, Cherubini A, Maggio D, Bartali B, Johnson MA, Schwartz
GG, Kritchevsky SB. Association between vitamin D status and physical performance: the
InCHIANTI study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2007,62:440-446.
294. Howard C, Ferrucci L, Sun K, Fried LP, Walston J, Varadhan R, Guralnik JM, Semba RD.
Oxidative protein damage is associated with poor grip strength among older women living in the
community. J Appl Physiol 2007,103:17-20.
295. Lash TL, Mor V, Wieland D, Ferrucci L, Satariano W, Silliman RA. Methodology, design, and
analytic techniques to address measurement of comorbid disease. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
2007,62:281-285.
296. Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Bartali B, Cherubini A, Iorio AD, Ble A, Giacomini V, Corsi AM,
Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids predict accelerated decline of
peripheral nerve function in older persons. Eur J Neurol 2007,14:801-808.
297. Lauretani F, Semba RD, Bandinelli S, Ray AL, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Association of low
plasma selenium concentrations with poor muscle strength in older community-dwelling adults:
the InCHIANTI Study. Am J Clin Nutr 2007,86:347-352.
298. Li S, Sanna S, Maschio A, Busonero F, Usala G, Mulas A, Lai S, Dei M, Orru M, Albai G,
Bandinelli S, Schlessinger D, Lakatta E, Scuteri A, Najjar SS, Guralnik J, Naitza S, Crisponi L,
Cao A, Abecasis G, Ferrucci L, Uda M, Chen WM, Nagaraja R. The GLUT9 gene is associated
with serum uric acid levels in Sardinia and Chianti cohorts. PLoS Genet 2007,3:e194.
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299. Ling SM, Simonsick EM, Ferrucci L. A painful interface between normal aging and disease. J
Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2007,62:613-615.
300. Maggio M, Lauretani F, Ceda GP, Bandinelli S, Basaria S, Paolisso G, Ble A, Egan JM, Metter
EJ, Abbatecola AM, Zuliani G, Ruggiero C, Valenti G, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Association of
hormonal dysregulation with metabolic syndrome in older women: data from the InCHIANTI
study. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2007,292:E353-358.
301. Maggio M, Lauretani F, Ceda GP, Bandinelli S, Ling SM, Metter EJ, Artoni A, Carassale L,
Cazzato A, Ceresini G, Guralnik JM, Basaria S, Valenti G, Ferrucci L. Relationship between
low levels of anabolic hormones and 6-year mortality in older men: the aging in the Chianti Area
(InCHIANTI) study. Arch Intern Med 2007,167:2249-2254.
302. Mazzaglia G, Roti L, Corsini G, Colombini A, Maciocco G, Marchionni N, Buiatti E, Ferrucci
L, Di Bari M. Screening of older community-dwelling people at risk for death and
hospitalization: the Assistenza Socio-Sanitaria in Italia project. J Am Geriatr Soc 2007,55:1955-
1960.
303. McDermott MM, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Tian L, Green D, Liu K, Tan J, Liao Y, Pearce WH,
Schneider JR, Ridker P, Rifai N, Hoff F, Criqui MH. Elevated levels of inflammation, d-dimer,
and homocysteine are associated with adverse calf muscle characteristics and reduced calf
strength in peripheral arterial disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007,50:897-905.
304. McDermott MM, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Tian L, Pearce WH, Hoff F, Liu K, Liao Y, Criqui
MH. Physical activity, walking exercise, and calf skeletal muscle characteristics in patients with
peripheral arterial disease. J Vasc Surg 2007,46:87-93.
305. McDermott MM, Guralnik JM, Tian L, Ferrucci L, Liu K, Liao Y, Criqui MH. Baseline
functional performance predicts the rate of mobility loss in persons with peripheral arterial
disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007,50:974-982.
306. McDermott MM, Hoff F, Ferrucci L, Pearce WH, Guralnik JM, Tian L, Liu K, Schneider JR,
Sharma L, Tan J, Criqui MH. Lower extremity ischemia, calf skeletal muscle characteristics, and
functional impairment in peripheral arterial disease. J Am Geriatr Soc 2007,55:400-406.
307. Melzer D, Frayling TM, Murray A, Hurst AJ, Harries LW, Song H, Khaw K, Luben R, Surtees
PG, Bandinelli SS, Corsi AM, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Wallace RB, Hattersley AT, Pharoah
PD. A common variant of the p16(INK4a) genetic region is associated with physical function in
older people. Mech Ageing Dev 2007,128:370-377.
308. Motta M, Malaguarnera M, Ferrari E, Mauro VN, Ferrucci L, Rapisarda R, Tomasello FB,
Basile G, Ferlito L, Passamonte M, Bennati E. Genealogy of centenarians and their relatives: a
study of 12 families. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2007,45:97-102.
309. Newby PK, Maras J, Bakun P, Muller D, Ferrucci L, Tucker KL. Intake of whole grains, refined
grains, and cereal fiber measured with 7-d diet records and associations with risk factors for
chronic disease. Am J Clin Nutr 2007,86:1745-1753.
310. Penninx BW, Beekman AT, Bandinelli S, Corsi AM, Bremmer M, Hoogendijk WJ, Guralnik
JM, Ferrucci L. Late-life depressive symptoms are associated with both hyperactivity and
hypoactivity of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2007,15:522-
529.
311. Pilotto A, Ferrucci L, Scarcelli C, Niro V, Di Mario F, Seripa D, Andriulli A, Leandro G,
Franceschi M. Usefulness of the comprehensive geriatric assessment in older patients with upper
gastrointestinal bleeding: a two-year follow-up study. Dig Dis 2007,25:124-128.
312. Rafiq S, Frayling TM, Murray A, Hurst A, Stevens K, Weedon MN, Henley W, Ferrucci L,
Bandinelli S, Corsi AM, Guralnik JM, Melzer D. A common variant of the interleukin 6 receptor
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(IL-6r) gene increases IL-6r and IL-6 levels, without other inflammatory effects. Genes Immun
2007,8:552-559.
313. Ruggiero C, Cherubini A, Guralnik J, Semba RD, Maggio M, Ling SM, Lauretani F, Bandinelli
S, Senin U, Ferrucci L. The interplay between uric acid and antioxidants in relation to physical
function in older persons. J Am Geriatr Soc 2007,55:1206-1215.
314. Ruggiero C, Cherubini A, Miller E, 3rd, Maggio M, Najjar SS, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Senin
U, Ferrucci L. Usefulness of uric acid to predict changes in C-reactive protein and interleukin-6
in 3-year period in Italians aged 21 to 98 years. Am J Cardiol 2007,100:115-121.
315. Ruggiero C, Metter EJ, Cherubini A, Maggio M, Sen R, Najjar SS, Windham GB, Ble A, Senin
U, Ferrucci L. White blood cell count and mortality in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of
Aging. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007,49:1841-1850.
316. Ruo B, Liu K, Tian L, Tan J, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, McDermott MM. Persistent depressive
symptoms and functional decline among patients with peripheral arterial disease. Psychosom
Med 2007,69:415-424.
317. Saleh AS, Najjar SS, Muller DC, Shetty V, Ferrucci L, Gelber AC, Ling SM. Arterial stiffness
and hand osteoarthritis: a novel relationship? Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2007,15:357-361.
318. Schrager MA, Metter EJ, Simonsick E, Ble A, Bandinelli S, Lauretani F, Ferrucci L. Sarcopenic
obesity and inflammation in the InCHIANTI study. J Appl Physiol 2007,102:919-925.
319. Semba RD, Ferrucci L, Sun K, Walston J, Varadhan R, Guralnik JM, Fried LP. Oxidative stress
is associated with greater mortality in older women living in the community. J Am Geriatr Soc
2007,55:1421-1425.
320. Semba RD, Ferrucci L, Sun K, Walston J, Varadhan R, Guralnik JM, Fried LP. Oxidative stress
and severe walking disability among older women. Am J Med 2007,120:1084-1089.
321. Semba RD, Lauretani F, Ferrucci L. Carotenoids as protection against sarcopenia in older
adults. Arch Biochem Biophys 2007,458:141-145.
322. Semba RD, Ricks MO, Ferrucci L, Xue QL, Chaves P, Fried LP, Guralnik JM. Types of anemia
and mortality among older disabled women living in the community: the Women's Health and
Aging Study I. Aging Clin Exp Res 2007,19:259-264.
323. Semba RD, Varadhan R, Bartali B, Ferrucci L, Ricks MO, Blaum C, Fried LP. Low serum
carotenoids and development of severe walking disability among older women living in the
community: the women's health and aging study I. Age Ageing 2007,36:62-67.
324. Shumway-Cook A, Guralnik JM, Phillips CL, Coppin AK, Ciol MA, Bandinelli S, Ferrucci L.
Age-associated declines in complex walking task performance: the Walking InCHIANTI toolkit.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2007,55:58-65.
325. Siluk D, Oliveira RV, Esther-Rodriguez-Rosas M, Ling S, Bos A, Ferrucci L, Wainer IW. A
validated liquid chromatography method for the simultaneous determination of vitamins A and E
in human plasma. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2007,44:1001-1007.
326. Stote KS, Baer DJ, Spears K, Paul DR, Harris GK, Rumpler WV, Strycula P, Najjar SS,
Ferrucci L, Ingram DK, Longo DL, Mattson MP. A controlled trial of reduced meal frequency
without caloric restriction in healthy, normal-weight, middle-aged adults. Am J Clin Nutr
2007,85:981-988.
327. Uribarri J, Cai W, Peppa M, Goodman S, Ferrucci L, Striker G, Vlassara H. Circulating
glycotoxins and dietary advanced glycation endproducts: two links to inflammatory response,
oxidative stress, and aging. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2007,62:427-433.
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328. Vogelzangs N, Suthers K, Ferrucci L, Simonsick EM, Ble A, Schrager M, Bandinelli S,
Lauretani F, Giannelli SV, Penninx BW. Hypercortisolemic depression is associated with the
metabolic syndrome in late-life. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2007,32:151-159.
329. Walsh S, Metter EJ, Ferrucci L, Roth SM. Activin-type II receptor B (ACVR2B) and follistatin
haplotype associations with muscle mass and strength in humans. J Appl Physiol 2007,102:2142-
2148.
330. Yancik R, Ershler W, Satariano W, Hazzard W, Cohen HJ, Ferrucci L. Report of the national
institute on aging task force on comorbidity. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2007,62:275-280.
331. Zuliani G, Volpato S, Ble A, Bandinelli S, Corsi AM, Lauretani F, Paolisso G, Fellin R,
Ferrucci L. High interleukin-6 plasma levels are associated with low HDL-C levels in
community-dwelling older adults: the InChianti study. Atherosclerosis 2007,192:384-390.
332. Alley DE, Ferrucci L, Barbagallo M, Studenski SA, Harris TB. A research agenda: the changing
relationship between body weight and health in aging. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
2008,63:1257-1259.
333. Bartali B, Frongillo EA, Guralnik JM, Stipanuk MH, Allore HG, Cherubini A, Bandinelli S,
Ferrucci L, Gill TM. Serum micronutrient concentrations and decline in physical function
among older persons. Jama 2008,299:308-315.
334. Beck J, Ferrucci L, Sun K, Fried LP, Varadhan R, Walston J, Guralnik JM, Semba RD.
Circulating oxidized low-density lipoproteins are associated with overweight, obesity, and low
serum carotenoids in older community-dwelling women. Nutrition 2008,24:964-968.
335. Beydoun MA, Lhotsky A, Wang Y, Dal Forno G, An Y, Metter EJ, Ferrucci L, O'Brien R,
Zonderman AB. Association of adiposity status and changes in early to mid-adulthood with
incidence of Alzheimer's disease. Am J Epidemiol 2008,168:1179-1189.
336. Cappola AR, Maggio M, Ferrucci L. Is research on hormones and aging finished? No! Just
started! J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2008,63:696-697.
337. Cecchi F, Mannoni A, Molino-Lova R, Ceppatelli S, Benvenuti E, Bandinelli S, Lauretani F,
Macchi C, Ferrucci L. Epidemiology of hip and knee pain in a community based sample of
Italian persons aged 65 and older. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2008,16:1039-1046.
338. Chantler PD, Melenovsky V, Schulman SP, Gerstenblith G, Becker LC, Ferrucci L, Fleg JL,
Lakatta EG, Najjar SS. The sex-specific impact of systolic hypertension and systolic blood
pressure on arterial-ventricular coupling at rest and during exercise. Am J Physiol Heart Circ
Physiol 2008,295:H145-153.
339. Craft LL, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Liu K, Tian L, Criqui MH, Tan J, McDermott MM. Physical
activity during daily life and circulating biomarker levels in patients with peripheral arterial
disease. Am J Cardiol 2008,102:1263-1268.
340. Dayhoff-Brannigan M, Ferrucci L, Sun K, Fried LP, Walston J, Varadhan R, Guralnik JM,
Semba RD. Oxidative protein damage is associated with elevated serum interleukin-6 levels
among older moderately to severely disabled women living in the community. J Gerontol A Biol
Sci Med Sci 2008,63:179-183.
341. Deshpande N, Ferrucci L, Metter J, Faulkner KA, Strotmeyer E, Satterfield S, Schwartz A,
Simonsick E. Association of lower limb cutaneous sensitivity with gait speed in the elderly: the
health ABC study. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2008,87:921-928.
342. Deshpande N, Metter EJ, Bandinelli S, Lauretani F, Windham BG, Ferrucci L. Psychological,
physical, and sensory correlates of fear of falling and consequent activity restriction in the
elderly: the InCHIANTI study. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2008,87:354-362.
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343. Deshpande N, Metter EJ, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Guralnik J, Ferrucci L. Activity restriction
induced by fear of falling and objective and subjective measures of physical function: a
prospective cohort study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2008,56:615-620.
344. Deshpande N, Metter EJ, Ling S, Conwit R, Ferrucci L. Physiological correlates of age-related
decline in vibrotactile sensitivity. Neurobiol Aging 2008,29:765-773.
345. Di Bari M, Pecchioli A, Mazzaglia G, Marini M, Maciocco G, Ferrucci L, Marchionni N. Care
available to severely disabled older persons living at home in Florence, Italy. Aging Clin Exp Res
2008,20:31-39.
346. Ershler WB, Ferrucci L, Longo DL. Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome. N Engl J Med
2008,358:2409-2410; author reply 2410-2401.
347. Ferrucci L. The Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA): a 50-year-long journey and
plans for the future. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2008,63:1416-1419.
348. Ferrucci L. Throwing pots and commitments for 2008. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
2008,63:157-159.
349. Ferrucci L, Balducci L. Anemia of aging: the role of chronic inflammation and cancer. Semin
Hematol 2008,45:242-249.
350. Ferrucci L, Giallauria F, Guralnik JM. Epidemiology of aging. Radiol Clin North Am
2008,46:643-652, v.
351. Ferrucci L, Giallauria F, Schlessinger D. Mapping the road to resilience: novel math for the
study of frailty. Mech Ageing Dev 2008,129:677-679.
352. Fowkes FG, Murray GD, Butcher I, Heald CL, Lee RJ, Chambless LE, Folsom AR, Hirsch AT,
Dramaix M, deBacker G, Wautrecht JC, Kornitzer M, Newman AB, Cushman M, Sutton-Tyrrell
K, Fowkes FG, Lee AJ, Price JF, d'Agostino RB, Murabito JM, Norman PE, Jamrozik K, Curb
JD, Masaki KH, Rodriguez BL, Dekker JM, Bouter LM, Heine RJ, Nijpels G, Stehouwer CD,
Ferrucci L, McDermott MM, Stoffers HE, Hooi JD, Knottnerus JA, Ogren M, Hedblad B,
Witteman JC, Breteler MM, Hunink MG, Hofman A, Criqui MH, Langer RD, Fronek A, Hiatt
WR, Hamman R, Resnick HE, Guralnik J, McDermott MM. Ankle brachial index combined with
Framingham Risk Score to predict cardiovascular events and mortality: a meta-analysis. Jama
2008,300:197-208.
353. Freathy RM, Timpson NJ, Lawlor DA, Pouta A, Ben-Shlomo Y, Ruokonen A, Ebrahim S,
Shields B, Zeggini E, Weedon MN, Lindgren CM, Lango H, Melzer D, Ferrucci L, Paolisso G,
Neville MJ, Karpe F, Palmer CN, Morris AD, Elliott P, Jarvelin MR, Smith GD, McCarthy MI,
Hattersley AT, Frayling TM. Common variation in the FTO gene alters diabetes-related
metabolic traits to the extent expected given its effect on BMI. Diabetes 2008,57:1419-1426.
354. Giles JT, Ling SM, Ferrucci L, Bartlett SJ, Andersen RE, Towns M, Muller D, Fontaine KR,
Bathon JM. Abnormal body composition phenotypes in older rheumatoid arthritis patients:
association with disease characteristics and pharmacotherapies. Arthritis Rheum 2008,59:807-
815.
355. Hicks GE, Shardell M, Miller RR, Bandinelli S, Guralnik J, Cherubini A, Lauretani F, Ferrucci
L. Associations between vitamin D status and pain in older adults: the Invecchiare in Chianti
study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2008,56:785-791.
356. Inzitari M, Pozzi C, Ferrucci L, Chiarantini D, Rinaldi LA, Baccini M, Pini R, Masotti G,
Marchionni N, Di Bari M. Subtle neurological abnormalities as risk factors for cognitive and
functional decline, cerebrovascular events, and mortality in older community-dwelling adults.
Arch Intern Med 2008,168:1270-1276.
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357. Kelly VE, Schrager MA, Price R, Ferrucci L, Shumway-Cook A. Age-associated effects of a
concurrent cognitive task on gait speed and stability during narrow-base walking. J Gerontol A
Biol Sci Med Sci 2008,63:1329-1334.
358. Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Griswold ME, Maggio M, Semba R, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L.
Longitudinal changes in BMD and bone geometry in a population-based study. J Bone Miner
Res 2008,23:400-408.
359. Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Strotmeyer ES, Corsi AM, Di Iorio A, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L.
Erythropoietin and polyneuropathy in older persons. Mech Ageing Dev 2008,129:299-303.
360. Lauretani F, Semba RD, Bandinelli S, Dayhoff-Brannigan M, Giacomini V, Corsi AM, Guralnik
JM, Ferrucci L. Low plasma carotenoids and skeletal muscle strength decline over 6 years. J
Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2008,63:376-383.
361. Lauretani F, Semba RD, Bandinelli S, Dayhoff-Brannigan M, Lauretani F, Corsi AM, Guralnik
JM, Ferrucci L. Carotenoids as protection against disability in older persons. Rejuvenation Res
2008,11:557-563.
362. Lauretani F, Semba RD, Bandinelli S, Miller ER, 3rd, Ruggiero C, Cherubini A, Guralnik JM,
Ferrucci L. Plasma polyunsaturated fatty acids and the decline of renal function. Clin Chem
2008,54:475-481.
363. Lauretani F, Semba RD, Bandinelli S, Ray AL, Ruggiero C, Cherubini A, Guralnik JM,
Ferrucci L. Low plasma selenium concentrations and mortality among older communitydwelling
adults: the InCHIANTI Study. Aging Clin Exp Res 2008,20:153-158.
364. Lauretani F, Semba RD, Dayhoff-Brannigan M, Corsi AM, Di Iorio A, Buiatti E, Bandinelli S,
Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Low total plasma carotenoids are independent predictors of mortality
among older persons: the InCHIANTI study. Eur J Nutr 2008,47:335-340.
365. Liu D, Metter EJ, Ferrucci L, Roth SM. TNF promoter polymorphisms associated with muscle
phenotypes in humans. J Appl Physiol 2008,105:859-867.
366. Loeb S, Kettermann A, Carter HB, Ferrucci L, Metter EJ, Walsh PC. Does prostate growth
confound prostate specific antigen velocity? Data from the Baltimore longitudinal study of
aging. J Urol 2008,180:1314-1317; discussion 1317.
367. Loeb S, Kettermann A, Ferrucci L, Landis P, Metter EJ, Carter BH. The Optimal Application of
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Velocity to Predict High-Risk Disease. Eur Urol 2008,54:978-
979.
368. Loeb S, Kettermann A, Ferrucci L, Landis P, Metter EJ, Carter HB. PSA doubling time versus
PSA velocity to predict high-risk prostate cancer: data from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of
Aging. Eur Urol 2008,54:1073-1080.
369. Loeb S, Kettermann A, Ferrucci L, Landis P, Metter EJ, Carter HB. Rebuttal from Authors re:
Axel Heidenreich. Identification of High-Risk Prostate Cancer: Role of Prostate-Specific
Antigen, PSA Doubling Time and PSA Velocity. Eur Urol 2008;54:976-7. European Urology
2008,54:978-979.
370. Macchi C, Molino-Lova R, Polcaro P, Guarducci L, Lauretani F, Cecchi F, Bandinelli S,
Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Higher circulating levels of uric acid are prospectively associated with
better muscle function in older persons. Mech Ageing Dev 2008,129:522-527.
371. Maggio M, Lauretani F, Basaria S, Ceda GP, Bandinelli S, Metter EJ, Bos AJ, Ruggiero C,
Ceresini G, Paolisso G, Artoni A, Valenti G, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Sex hormone binding
globulin levels across the adult lifespan in women--the role of body mass index and fasting
insulin. J Endocrinol Invest 2008,31:597-601.
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372. Maggio M, Lauretani F, Ceda G, Bandinelli S, Basaria S, Paolisso G, Giumelli C, Luci M, Najjar
SS, Metter EJ, Valenti G, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Estradiol and Metabolic Syndrome in Older
Italian Men: The InCHIANTI Study. J Androl 2008.
373. McDermott MM, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Tian L, Liu K, Liao Y, Green D, Sufit R, Hoff F,
Nishida T, Sharma L, Pearce WH, Schneider JR, Criqui MH. Asymptomatic peripheral arterial
disease is associated with more adverse lower extremity characteristics than intermittent
claudication. Circulation 2008,117:2484-2491.
374. McDermott MM, Liu K, Ferrucci L, Tian L, Guralnik JM, Green D, Tan J, Liao Y, Pearce WH,
Schneider JR, McCue K, Ridker P, Rifai N, Criqui MH. Circulating blood markers and
functional impairment in peripheral arterial disease. J Am Geriatr Soc 2008,56:1504-1510.
375. McDermott MM, Tian L, Ferrucci L, Liu K, Guralnik JM, Liao Y, Pearce WH, Criqui MH.
Associations between lower extremity ischemia, upper and lower extremity strength, and
functional impairment with peripheral arterial disease. J Am Geriatr Soc 2008,56:724-729.
376. McDermott MM, Tian L, Liu K, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Tan J, Pearce WH, Schneider JR,
Criqui MH. Prognostic value of functional performance for mortality in patients with peripheral
artery disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008,51:1482-1489.
377. Melzer D, Perry JR, Hernandez D, Corsi AM, Stevens K, Rafferty I, Lauretani F, Murray A,
Gibbs JR, Paolisso G, Rafiq S, Simon-Sanchez J, Lango H, Scholz S, Weedon MN, Arepalli S,
Rice N, Washecka N, Hurst A, Britton A, Henley W, van de Leemput J, Li R, Newman AB,
Tranah G, Harris T, Panicker V, Dayan C, Bennett A, McCarthy MI, Ruokonen A, Jarvelin MR,
Guralnik J, Bandinelli S, Frayling TM, Singleton A, Ferrucci L. A genome-wide association
study identifies protein quantitative trait loci (pQTLs). PLoS Genet 2008,4:e1000072.
378. Metter EJ, Windham BG, Maggio M, Simonsick EM, Ling SM, Egan JM, Ferrucci L. Glucose
and insulin measurements from the oral glucose tolerance test and mortality prediction. Diabetes
Care 2008,31:1026-1030.
379. Morley JE, Ferrucci L. Publication productivity in geriatrics: 1995-2006. J Gerontol A Biol Sci
Med Sci 2008,63:584-585.
380. Najjar SS, Scuteri A, Shetty V, Wright JG, Muller DC, Fleg JL, Spurgeon HP, Ferrucci L,
Lakatta EG. Pulse wave velocity is an independent predictor of the longitudinal increase in
systolic blood pressure and of incident hypertension in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of
Aging. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008,51:1377-1383.
381. Padilha DM, Hilgert JB, Hugo FN, Bos AJ, Ferrucci L. Number of teeth and mortality risk in
the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2008,63:739-744.
382. Panicker V, Cluett C, Shields B, Murray A, Parnell KS, Perry JR, Weedon MN, Singleton A,
Hernandez D, Evans J, Durant C, Ferrucci L, Melzer D, Saravanan P, Visser TJ, Ceresini G,
Hattersley AT, Vaidya B, Dayan CM, Frayling TM. A common variation in deiodinase 1 gene
DIO1 is associated with the relative levels of free thyroxine and triiodothyronine. J Clin
Endocrinol Metab 2008,93:3075-3081.
383. Pilotto A, Ferrucci L, Franceschi M, D'Ambrosio LP, Scarcelli C, Cascavilla L, Paris F,
Placentino G, Seripa D, Dallapiccola B, Leandro G. Development and validation of a
multidimensional prognostic index for one-year mortality from comprehensive geriatric
assessment in hospitalized older patients. Rejuvenation Res 2008,11:151-161.
384. Rafiq S, Melzer D, Weedon MN, Lango H, Saxena R, Scott LJ, Palmer CN, Morris AD,
McCarthy MI, Ferrucci L, Hattersley AT, Zeggini E, Frayling TM. Gene variants influencing
measures of inflammation or predisposing to autoimmune and inflammatory diseases are not
associated with the risk of type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia 2008,51:2205-2213.
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385. Roddam AW, Allen NE, Appleby P, Key TJ, Ferrucci L, Carter HB, Metter EJ, Chen C, Weiss
NS, Fitzpatrick A, Hsing AW, Lacey JV, Jr., Helzlsouer K, Rinaldi S, Riboli E, Kaaks R,
Janssen JA, Wildhagen MF, Schroder FH, Platz EA, Pollak M, Giovannucci E, Schaefer C,
Quesenberry CP, Jr., Vogelman JH, Severi G, English DR, Giles GG, Stattin P, Hallmans G,
Johansson M, Chan JM, Gann P, Oliver SE, Holly JM, Donovan J, Meyer F, Bairati I, Galan P.
Insulin-like growth factors, their binding proteins, and prostate cancer risk: analysis of individual
patient data from 12 prospective studies. Ann Intern Med 2008,149:461-471, W483-468.
386. Roth SM, Walsh S, Liu D, Metter EJ, Ferrucci L, Hurley BF. The ACTN3 R577X nonsense
allele is under-represented in elite-level strength athletes. Eur J Hum Genet 2008,16:391-394.
387. Ruggiero C, Metter EJ, Melenovsky V, Cherubini A, Najjar SS, Ble A, Senin U, Longo DL,
Ferrucci L. High basal metabolic rate is a risk factor for mortality: the Baltimore Longitudinal
Study of Aging. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2008,63:698-706.
388. Schrager MA, Kelly VE, Price R, Ferrucci L, Shumway-Cook A. The effects of age on mediolateral
stability during normal and narrow base walking. Gait Posture 2008,28:466-471.
389. Scola L, Lio D, Candore G, Forte GI, Crivello A, Colonna-Romano G, Pes MG, Carru C,
Ferrucci L, Deiana L, Baggio G, Franceschi C, Caruso C. Analysis of HLA-DRB1, DQA1,
DQB1 haplotypes in Sardinian centenarians. Exp Gerontol 2008,43:114-118.
390. Semba RD, Patel KV, Sun K, Guralnik JM, Ershler WB, Longo DL, Ferrucci L. Association
between serum carboxymethyl-lysine, a dominant advanced glycation end product, and anemia
in adults: the Baltimore longitudinal study of aging. J Am Geriatr Soc 2008,56:2145-2147.
391. Sojkova J, Beason-Held L, Zhou Y, An Y, Kraut MA, Ye W, Ferrucci L, Mathis CA, Klunk
WE, Wong DF, Resnick SM. Longitudinal cerebral blood flow and amyloid deposition: an
emerging pattern? J Nucl Med 2008,49:1465-1471.
392. Stenholm S, Harris TB, Rantanen T, Visser M, Kritchevsky SB, Ferrucci L. Sarcopenic obesity:
definition, cause and consequences. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2008,11:693-700.
393. Taub DD, Ershler WB, Janowski M, Artz A, Key ML, McKelvey J, Muller D, Moss B, Ferrucci
L, Duffey PL, Longo DL. Immunity from smallpox vaccine persists for decades: a longitudinal
study. Am J Med 2008,121:1058-1064.
394. Terracciano A, Lockenhoff CE, Zonderman AB, Ferrucci L, Costa PT, Jr. Personality predictors
of longevity: activity, emotional stability, and conscientiousness. Psychosom Med 2008,70:621-
627.
395. Vidula H, Tian L, Liu K, Criqui MH, Ferrucci L, Pearce WH, Greenland P, Green D, Tan J,
Garside DB, Guralnik J, Ridker PM, Rifai N, McDermott MM. Biomarkers of inflammation and
thrombosis as predictors of near-term mortality in patients with peripheral arterial disease: a
cohort study. Ann Intern Med 2008,148:85-93.
396. Volpato S, Ble A, Metter EJ, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Zuliani G, Fellin R, Ferrucci L,
Guralnik JM. High-density lipoprotein cholesterol and objective measures of lower extremity
performance in older nondisabled persons: the InChianti study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2008,56:621-
629.
397. Walsh S, Liu D, Metter EJ, Ferrucci L, Roth SM. ACTN3 genotype is associated with muscle
phenotypes in women across the adult age span. J Appl Physiol 2008,105:1486-1491.
398. Wieland D, Ferrucci L. Multidimensional geriatric assessment: back to the future. J Gerontol A
Biol Sci Med Sci 2008,63:272-274.
399. Willcox BJ, Willcox DC, Ferrucci L. Secrets of healthy aging and longevity from exceptional
survivors around the globe: lessons from octogenarians to supercentenarians. J Gerontol A Biol
Sci Med Sci 2008,63:1181-1185.
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400. Yuan X, Waterworth D, Perry JR, Lim N, Song K, Chambers JC, Zhang W, Vollenweider P,
Stirnadel H, Johnson T, Bergmann S, Beckmann ND, Li Y, Ferrucci L, Melzer D, Hernandez D,
Singleton A, Scott J, Elliott P, Waeber G, Cardon L, Frayling TM, Kooner JS, Mooser V.
Population-based genome-wide association studies reveal six loci influencing plasma levels of
liver enzymes. Am J Hum Genet 2008,83:520-528.
401. Abbatecola AM, Cherubini A, Guralnik JM, Andres Lacueva C, Ruggiero C, Maggio M,
Bandinelli S, Paolisso G, Ferrucci L. Plasma polyunsaturated fatty acids and age-related
physical performance decline. Rejuvenation Res 2009,12:25-32.
402. Alipanah N, Varadhan R, Sun K, Ferrucci L, Fried LP, Semba RD. Low serum carotenoids are
associated with a decline in walking speed in older women. J Nutr Health Aging 2009,13:170-
175.
403. Balzi D, Lauretani F, Barchielli A, Ferrucci L, Bandinelli S, Buiatti E, Milaneschi Y, Guralnik
JM. Risk factors for disability in older persons over 3-year follow-up. Age Ageing 2009.
404. Beasley LE, Koster A, Newman AB, Javaid MK, Ferrucci L, Kritchevsky SB, Kuller LH, Pahor
M, Schaap LA, Visser M, Rubin SM, Goodpaster BH, Harris TB. Inflammation and race and
gender differences in computerized tomography-measured adipose depots. Obesity (Silver
Spring) 2009,17:1062-1069.
405. Bhasin S, Espeland MA, Evans WJ, Ferrucci L, Fried LP, Gill TM, Pahor M, Studenski S,
Guralnik J, Nayfield S, Romashkin S, Perlstein R, Burke L, Parks M. Indications, labeling, and
outcomes assessment for drugs aimed at improving functional status in older persons: a
conversation between aging researchers and FDA regulators. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
2009,64:487-491.
406. Cecchi F, Molino-Lova R, Di Iorio A, Conti AA, Mannoni A, Lauretani F, Benvenuti E,
Bandinelli S, Macchi C, Ferrucci L. Measures of physical performance capture the excess
disability associated with hip pain or knee pain in older persons. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
2009,64:1316-1324.
407. Ceresini G, Lauretani F, Maggio M, Ceda GP, Morganti S, Usberti E, Chezzi C, Valcavi R,
Bandinelli S, Guralnik JM, Cappola AR, Valenti G, Ferrucci L. Thyroid function abnormalities
and cognitive impairment in elderly people: results of the Invecchiare in Chianti study. J Am
Geriatr Soc 2009,57:89-93.
408. Cesari M, Pahor M, Lauretani F, Zamboni V, Bandinelli S, Bernabei R, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci
L. Skeletal muscle and mortality results from the InCHIANTI Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med
Sci 2009,64:377-384.
409. Chang M, Phillips C, Coppin AK, van der Linden M, Ferrucci L, Fried L, Guralnik JM. An
association between incident disability and depressive symptoms over 3 years of follow-up
among older women: the Women's Health and Aging Study. Aging Clin Exp Res 2009,21:191-
197.
410. Chio A, Schymick JC, Restagno G, Scholz SW, Lombardo F, Lai SL, Mora G, Fung HC, Britton
A, Arepalli S, Gibbs JR, Nalls M, Berger S, Kwee LC, Oddone EZ, Ding J, Crews C, Rafferty I,
Washecka N, Hernandez D, Ferrucci L, Bandinelli S, Guralnik J, Macciardi F, Torri F, Lupoli
S, Chanock SJ, Thomas G, Hunter DJ, Gieger C, Wichmann HE, Calvo A, Mutani R, Battistini
S, Giannini F, Caponnetto C, Mancardi GL, La Bella V, Valentino F, Monsurro MR, Tedeschi
G, Marinou K, Sabatelli M, Conte A, Mandrioli J, Sola P, Salvi F, Bartolomei I, Siciliano G,
Carlesi C, Orrell RW, Talbot K, Simmons Z, Connor J, Pioro EP, Dunkley T, Stephan DA,
Kasperaviciute D, Fisher EM, Jabonka S, Sendtner M, Beck M, Bruijn L, Rothstein J, Schmidt S,
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Singleton A, Hardy J, Traynor BJ. A two-stage genome-wide association study of sporadic
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Hum Mol Genet 2009,18:1524-1532.
411. Dalal M, Ferrucci L, Sun K, Beck J, Fried LP, Semba RD. Elevated serum advanced glycation
end products and poor grip strength in older community-dwelling women. J Gerontol A Biol Sci
Med Sci 2009,64:132-137.
412. Deshpande N, Metter EJ, Bandinelli S, Guralnik J, Ferrucci L. Gait speed under varied
challenges and cognitive decline in older persons: a prospective study. Age Ageing 2009,38:509-
514.
413. Earley CJ, Allen RP, Connor JR, Ferrucci L, Troncoso J. The dopaminergic neurons of the A11
system in RLS autopsy brains appear normal. Sleep Med 2009,10:1155-1157.
414. Farasat SM, Valdes C, Shetty V, Muller DC, Egan JM, Metter EJ, Ferrucci L, Najjar SS. Is
Longitudinal Pulse Pressure a Better Predictor of 24-Hour Urinary Albumin Excretion Than
Other Indices of Blood Pressure? Hypertension 2009.
415. Ferrucci L, Perry JR, Matteini A, Perola M, Tanaka T, Silander K, Rice N, Melzer D, Murray
A, Cluett C, Fried LP, Albanes D, Corsi AM, Cherubini A, Guralnik J, Bandinelli S, Singleton
A, Virtamo J, Walston J, Semba RD, Frayling TM. Common variation in the beta-carotene
15,15'-monooxygenase 1 gene affects circulating levels of carotenoids: a genome-wide
association study. Am J Hum Genet 2009,84:123-133.
416. Ferrucci L, Studenski S. Diabetes, muscles, and the myth of Ulysses' bow. Diabetes Care
2009,32:2136-2137.
417. Ferrucci L, Studenski SA, Alley DE, Barbagallo M, Harris TB. Obesity in Aging and Art. J
Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2009.
418. Ferrucci LM, Cross AJ, Graubard BI, Brinton LA, McCarty CA, Ziegler RG, Ma X, Mayne ST,
Sinha R. Intake of meat, meat mutagens, and iron and the risk of breast cancer in the Prostate,
Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial. Br J Cancer 2009,101:178-184.
419. Ferrucci LM, Sinha R, Graubard BI, Mayne ST, Ma X, Schatzkin A, Schoenfeld PS, Cash BD,
Flood A, Cross AJ. Dietary meat intake in relation to colorectal adenoma in asymptomatic
women. Am J Gastroenterol 2009,104:1231-1240.
420. Fried LP, Xue QL, Cappola AR, Ferrucci L, Chaves P, Varadhan R, Guralnik JM, Leng SX,
Semba RD, Walston JD, Blaum CS, Bandeen-Roche K. Nonlinear multisystem physiological
dysregulation associated with frailty in older women: implications for etiology and treatment. J
Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2009,64:1049-1057.
421. Ganesh SK, Zakai NA, van Rooij FJ, Soranzo N, Smith AV, Nalls MA, Chen MH, Kottgen A,
Glazer NL, Dehghan A, Kuhnel B, Aspelund T, Yang Q, Tanaka T, Jaffe A, Bis JC, Verwoert
GC, Teumer A, Fox CS, Guralnik JM, Ehret GB, Rice K, Felix JF, Rendon A, Eiriksdottir G,
Levy D, Patel KV, Boerwinkle E, Rotter JI, Hofman A, Sambrook JG, Hernandez DG, Zheng G,
Bandinelli S, Singleton AB, Coresh J, Lumley T, Uitterlinden AG, Vangils JM, Launer LJ,
Cupples LA, Oostra BA, Zwaginga JJ, Ouwehand WH, Thein SL, Meisinger C, Deloukas P,
Nauck M, Spector TD, Gieger C, Gudnason V, van Duijn CM, Psaty BM, Ferrucci L,
Chakravarti A, Greinacher A, O'Donnell CJ, Witteman JC, Furth S, Cushman M, Harris TB, Lin
JP. Multiple loci influence erythrocyte phenotypes in the CHARGE Consortium. Nat Genet
2009,41:1191-1198.
422. Garg PK, Liu K, Tian L, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Criqui MH, Tan J, McDermott MM. Physical
activity during daily life and functional decline in peripheral arterial disease. Circulation
2009,119:251-260.
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423. Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. The challenge of understanding the disablement process in older
persons: commentary responding to Jette AM. Toward a common language of disablement. J
Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2009,64:1169-1171; discussion 1175-1166.
424. Herman SD, Liu K, Tian L, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Criqui MH, Liao Y, McDermott MM.
Baseline Lower Extremity Strength and Subsequent Decline in Functional Performance at 6-
Year Follow-Up in Persons with Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease. J Am Geriatr Soc
2009.
425. Kathiresan S, Willer CJ, Peloso GM, Demissie S, Musunuru K, Schadt EE, Kaplan L, Bennett D,
Li Y, Tanaka T, Voight BF, Bonnycastle LL, Jackson AU, Crawford G, Surti A, Guiducci C,
Burtt NP, Parish S, Clarke R, Zelenika D, Kubalanza KA, Morken MA, Scott LJ, Stringham
HM, Galan P, Swift AJ, Kuusisto J, Bergman RN, Sundvall J, Laakso M, Ferrucci L, Scheet P,
Sanna S, Uda M, Yang Q, Lunetta KL, Dupuis J, de Bakker PI, O'Donnell CJ, Chambers JC,
Kooner JS, Hercberg S, Meneton P, Lakatta EG, Scuteri A, Schlessinger D, Tuomilehto J,
Collins FS, Groop L, Altshuler D, Collins R, Lathrop GM, Melander O, Salomaa V, Peltonen L,
Orho-Melander M, Ordovas JM, Boehnke M, Abecasis GR, Mohlke KL, Cupples LA. Common
variants at 30 loci contribute to polygenic dyslipidemia. Nat Genet 2009,41:56-65.
426. Ko S, Ling SM, Winters J, Ferrucci L. Age-related mechanical work expenditure during normal
walking: the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. J Biomech 2009,42:1834-1839.
427. Leitzmann MF, Flood A, Ferrucci LM, Schoenfeld P, Cash B, Schatzkin A, Cross AJ. Adiposity
in relation to colorectal adenomas and hyperplastic polyps in women. Cancer Causes Control
2009.
428. Levy BR, Zonderman AB, Slade MD, Ferrucci L. Age stereotypes held earlier in life predict
cardiovascular events in later life. Psychol Sci 2009,20:296-298.
429. Lindgren CM, Heid IM, Randall JC, Lamina C, Steinthorsdottir V, Qi L, Speliotes EK,
Thorleifsson G, Willer CJ, Herrera BM, Jackson AU, Lim N, Scheet P, Soranzo N, Amin N,
Aulchenko YS, Chambers JC, Drong A, Luan J, Lyon HN, Rivadeneira F, Sanna S, Timpson NJ,
Zillikens MC, Zhao JH, Almgren P, Bandinelli S, Bennett AJ, Bergman RN, Bonnycastle LL,
Bumpstead SJ, Chanock SJ, Cherkas L, Chines P, Coin L, Cooper C, Crawford G, Doering A,
Dominiczak A, Doney AS, Ebrahim S, Elliott P, Erdos MR, Estrada K, Ferrucci L, Fischer G,
Forouhi NG, Gieger C, Grallert H, Groves CJ, Grundy S, Guiducci C, Hadley D, Hamsten A,
Havulinna AS, Hofman A, Holle R, Holloway JW, Illig T, Isomaa B, Jacobs LC, Jameson K,
Jousilahti P, Karpe F, Kuusisto J, Laitinen J, Lathrop GM, Lawlor DA, Mangino M, McArdle
WL, Meitinger T, Morken MA, Morris AP, Munroe P, Narisu N, Nordstrom A, Nordstrom P,
Oostra BA, Palmer CN, Payne F, Peden JF, Prokopenko I, Renstrom F, Ruokonen A, Salomaa
V, Sandhu MS, Scott LJ, Scuteri A, Silander K, Song K, Yuan X, Stringham HM, Swift AJ,
Tuomi T, Uda M, Vollenweider P, Waeber G, Wallace C, Walters GB, Weedon MN, Witteman
JC, Zhang C, Zhang W, Caulfield MJ, Collins FS, Davey Smith G, Day IN, Franks PW,
Hattersley AT, Hu FB, Jarvelin MR, Kong A, Kooner JS, Laakso M, Lakatta E, Mooser V,
Morris AD, Peltonen L, Samani NJ, Spector TD, Strachan DP, Tanaka T, Tuomilehto J,
Uitterlinden AG, van Duijn CM, Wareham NJ, Hugh W, Waterworth DM, Boehnke M,
Deloukas P, Groop L, Hunter DJ, Thorsteinsdottir U, Schlessinger D, Wichmann HE, Frayling
TM, Abecasis GR, Hirschhorn JN, Loos RJ, Stefansson K, Mohlke KL, Barroso I, McCarthy MI.
Genome-wide association scan meta-analysis identifies three Loci influencing adiposity and fat
distribution. PLoS Genet 2009,5:e1000508.
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430. Ling SM, Conwit RA, Ferrucci L, Metter EJ. Age-associated changes in motor unit physiology:
observations from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. Arch Phys Med Rehabil
2009,90:1237-1240.
431. Ling SM, Patel DD, Garnero P, Zhan M, Vaduganathan M, Muller D, Taub D, Bathon JM,
Hochberg M, Abernethy DR, Metter EJ, Ferrucci L. Serum protein signatures detect early
radiographic osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2009,17:43-48.
432. Loeb S, Carter HB, Schaeffer EM, Ferrucci L, Kettermann A, Metter EJ. Should prostate
specific antigen be adjusted for body mass index? Data from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study
of Aging. J Urol 2009,182:2646-2651.
433. Loeb S, Carter HB, Walsh PC, Isaacs WB, Kettermann A, Tanaka T, Ferrucci L, Metter EJ.
Single nucleotide polymorphisms and the likelihood of prostate cancer at a given prostate
specific antigen level. J Urol 2009,182:101-104; discussion 105.
434. Loeb S, Kettermann A, Carter HB, Ferrucci L, Metter EJ, Walsh PC. Prostate volume changes
over time: results from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. J Urol 2009,182:1458-1462.
435. Maggio M, Ceda GP, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Metter EJ, Artoni A, Gatti E, Ruggiero C,
Guralnik JM, Valenti G, Ling SM, Basaria S, Ferrucci L. Estradiol and inflammatory markers in
older men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009,94:518-522.
436. Maggio M, Ceda GP, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Ruggiero C, Guralnik JM, Metter EJ, Ling SM,
Paolisso G, Valenti G, Cappola AR, Ferrucci L. Relationship between higher estradiol levels
and 9-year mortality in older women: the Invecchiare in Chianti study. J Am Geriatr Soc
2009,57:1810-1815.
437. McDermott MM, Ades P, Guralnik JM, Dyer A, Ferrucci L, Liu K, Nelson M, Lloyd-Jones D,
Van Horn L, Garside D, Kibbe M, Domanchuk K, Stein JH, Liao Y, Tao H, Green D, Pearce
WH, Schneider JR, McPherson D, Laing ST, McCarthy WJ, Shroff A, Criqui MH. Treadmill
exercise and resistance training in patients with peripheral arterial disease with and without
intermittent claudication: a randomized controlled trial. Jama 2009,301:165-174.
438. McDermott MM, Ferrucci L, Guralnik J, Tian L, Liu K, Hoff F, Liao Y, Criqui MH.
Pathophysiological changes in calf muscle predict mobility loss at 2-year follow-up in men and
women with peripheral arterial disease. Circulation 2009,120:1048-1055.
439. McDermott MM, Guralnik JM, Tian L, Liu K, Ferrucci L, Liao Y, Sharma L, Criqui MH.
Associations of borderline and low normal ankle-brachial index values with functional decline at
5-year follow-up: the WALCS (Walking and Leg Circulation Study). J Am Coll Cardiol
2009,53:1056-1062.
440. Milaneschi Y, Bandinelli S, Corsi AM, Vazzana R, Patel KV, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM.
Personal Mastery and Lower Body Mobility in Community-Dwelling Older Persons: The
Invecchiare in Chianti Study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2009.
441. Milaneschi Y, Corsi AM, Penninx BW, Bandinelli S, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Interleukin-1
receptor antagonist and incident depressive symptoms over 6 years in older persons: the
InCHIANTI study. Biol Psychiatry 2009,65:973-978.
442. Morrell CH, Brant LJ, Ferrucci L. Model choice can obscure results in longitudinal studies. J
Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2009,64:215-222.
443. Murray A, Cluett C, Bandinelli S, Corsi AM, Ferrucci L, Guralnik J, Singleton A, Frayling T,
Melzer D. Common lipid-altering gene variants are associated with therapeutic intervention
thresholds of lipid levels in older people. Eur Heart J 2009,30:1711-1719.
444. Nalls MA, Simon-Sanchez J, Gibbs JR, Paisan-Ruiz C, Bras JT, Tanaka T, Matarin M, Scholz S,
Weitz C, Harris TB, Ferrucci L, Hardy J, Singleton AB. Measures of autozygosity in decline:
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globalization, urbanization, and its implications for medical genetics. PLoS Genet
2009,5:e1000415.
445. Newman AB, Ferrucci L. Call for papers: aging versus disease. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
2009,64:1163-1164.
446. Newton-Cheh C, Johnson T, Gateva V, Tobin MD, Bochud M, Coin L, Najjar SS, Zhao JH,
Heath SC, Eyheramendy S, Papadakis K, Voight BF, Scott LJ, Zhang F, Farrall M, Tanaka T,
Wallace C, Chambers JC, Khaw KT, Nilsson P, van der Harst P, Polidoro S, Grobbee DE,
Onland-Moret NC, Bots ML, Wain LV, Elliott KS, Teumer A, Luan J, Lucas G, Kuusisto J,
Burton PR, Hadley D, McArdle WL, Brown M, Dominiczak A, Newhouse SJ, Samani NJ,
Webster J, Zeggini E, Beckmann JS, Bergmann S, Lim N, Song K, Vollenweider P, Waeber G,
Waterworth DM, Yuan X, Groop L, Orho-Melander M, Allione A, Di Gregorio A, Guarrera S,
Panico S, Ricceri F, Romanazzi V, Sacerdote C, Vineis P, Barroso I, Sandhu MS, Luben RN,
Crawford GJ, Jousilahti P, Perola M, Boehnke M, Bonnycastle LL, Collins FS, Jackson AU,
Mohlke KL, Stringham HM, Valle TT, Willer CJ, Bergman RN, Morken MA, Doring A, Gieger
C, Illig T, Meitinger T, Org E, Pfeufer A, Wichmann HE, Kathiresan S, Marrugat J, O'Donnell
CJ, Schwartz SM, Siscovick DS, Subirana I, Freimer NB, Hartikainen AL, McCarthy MI,
O'Reilly PF, Peltonen L, Pouta A, de Jong PE, Snieder H, van Gilst WH, Clarke R, Goel A,
Hamsten A, Peden JF, Seedorf U, Syvanen AC, Tognoni G, Lakatta EG, Sanna S, Scheet P,
Schlessinger D, Scuteri A, Dorr M, Ernst F, Felix SB, Homuth G, Lorbeer R, Reffelmann T,
Rettig R, Volker U, Galan P, Gut IG, Hercberg S, Lathrop GM, Zelenika D, Deloukas P, Soranzo
N, Williams FM, Zhai G, Salomaa V, Laakso M, Elosua R, Forouhi NG, Volzke H, Uiterwaal
CS, van der Schouw YT, Numans ME, Matullo G, Navis G, Berglund G, Bingham SA, Kooner
JS, Connell JM, Bandinelli S, Ferrucci L, Watkins H, Spector TD, Tuomilehto J, Altshuler D,
Strachan DP, Laan M, Meneton P, Wareham NJ, Uda M, Jarvelin MR, Mooser V, Melander O,
Loos RJ, Elliott P, Abecasis GR, Caulfield M, Munroe PB. Genome-wide association study
identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure. Nat Genet 2009.
447. O'Brien RJ, Resnick SM, Zonderman AB, Ferrucci L, Crain BJ, Pletnikova O, Rudow G,
Iacono D, Riudavets MA, Driscoll I, Price DL, Martin LJ, Troncoso JC. Neuropathologic Studies
of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA). J Alzheimers Dis 2009.
448. Patel KV, Ferrucci L, Ershler WB, Longo DL, Guralnik JM. Red blood cell distribution width
and the risk of death in middle-aged and older adults. Arch Intern Med 2009,169:515-523.
449. Patel KV, Longo DL, Ershler WB, Yu B, Semba RD, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM. Haemoglobin
concentration and the risk of death in older adults: differences by race/ethnicity in the NHANES
III follow-up. Br J Haematol 2009,145:514-523.
450. Patel KV, Semba RD, Ferrucci L, Newman AB, Fried LP, Wallace RB, Bandinelli S, Phillips
CS, Yu B, Connelly S, Shlipak MG, Chaves PH, Launer LJ, Ershler WB, Harris TB, Longo DL,
Guralnik JM. Red Cell Distribution Width and Mortality in Older Adults: A Meta-analysis. J
Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2009.
451. Payvandi L, Dyer A, McPherson D, Ades P, Stein J, Liu K, Ferrucci L, Criqui MH, Guralnik
JM, Lloyd-Jones D, Kibbe MR, Liang ST, Kane B, Pearce WH, Verta M, McCarthy WJ,
Schneider JR, Shroff A, McDermott MM. Physical activity during daily life and brachial artery
flow-mediated dilation in peripheral arterial disease. Vasc Med 2009,14:193-201.
452. Pedone C, Napoli N, Pozzilli P, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Ferrucci L, Antonelli-Incalzi R.
Quality of diet and potential renal acid load as risk factors for reduced bone density in elderly
women. Bone 2009.
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453. Perry JR, Ferrucci L, Bandinelli S, Guralnik J, Semba RD, Rice N, Melzer D, Saxena R, Scott
LJ, McCarthy MI, Hattersley AT, Zeggini E, Weedon MN, Frayling TM. Circulating betacarotene
levels and type 2 diabetes-cause or effect? Diabetologia 2009,52:2117-2121.
454. Perry JR, Stolk L, Franceschini N, Lunetta KL, Zhai G, McArdle PF, Smith AV, Aspelund T,
Bandinelli S, Boerwinkle E, Cherkas L, Eiriksdottir G, Estrada K, Ferrucci L, Folsom AR,
Garcia M, Gudnason V, Hofman A, Karasik D, Kiel DP, Launer LJ, van Meurs J, Nalls MA,
Rivadeneira F, Shuldiner AR, Singleton A, Soranzo N, Tanaka T, Visser JA, Weedon MN,
Wilson SG, Zhuang V, Streeten EA, Harris TB, Murray A, Spector TD, Demerath EW,
Uitterlinden AG, Murabito JM. Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data identifies two
loci influencing age at menarche. Nat Genet 2009.
455. Perry JR, Weedon MN, Langenberg C, Jackson AU, Lyssenko V, Sparso T, Thorleifsson G,
Grallert H, Ferrucci L, Maggio M, Paolisso G, Walker M, Palmer CN, Payne F, Young E,
Herder C, Narisu N, Morken MA, Bonnycastle LL, Owen KR, Shields B, Knight B, Bennett A,
Groves CJ, Ruokonen A, Jarvelin MR, Pearson E, Pascoe L, Ferrannini E, Bornstein SR,
Stringham HM, Scott LJ, Kuusisto J, Nilsson P, Neptin M, Gjesing AP, Pisinger C, Lauritzen T,
Sandbaek A, Sampson M, Zeggini E, Lindgren CM, Steinthorsdottir V, Thorsteinsdottir U,
Hansen T, Schwarz P, Illig T, Laakso M, Stefansson K, Morris AD, Groop L, Pedersen O,
Boehnke M, Barroso I, Wareham NJ, Hattersley AT, McCarthy MI, Frayling TM. Genetic
evidence that raised sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) levels reduce the risk of type 2
diabetes. Hum Mol Genet 2009.
456. Pierorazio PM, Ferrucci L, Kettermann A, Longo DL, Metter EJ, Carter HB. Serum testosterone
is associated with aggressive prostate cancer in older men: results from the Baltimore
Longitudinal Study of Aging. BJU Int 2009.
457. Pilotto A, Addante F, D'Onofrio G, Sancarlo D, Ferrucci L. The Comprehensive Geriatric
Assessment and the multidimensional approach. A new look at the older patient with
gastroenterological disorders. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2009,23:829-837.
458. Pilotto A, Addante F, Ferrucci L, Leandro G, D'Onofrio G, Corritore M, Niro V, Scarcelli C,
Dallapiccola B, Franceschi M. The multidimensional prognostic index predicts short- and longterm
mortality in hospitalized geriatric patients with pneumonia. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
2009,64:880-887.
459. Pilotto A, Addante F, Franceschi M, Leandro G, Rengo G, D'Ambrosio P, Longo MG, Rengo F,
Pellegrini F, Dallapiccola B, Ferrucci L. A Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI) Based on
a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Predicts Short-Term Mortality in Older Patients with
Heart Failure. Circ Heart Fail 2009.
460. Pilotto A, Matera MG, Ferrucci L, Sancarlo D, Leandro G, D'Onofrio G, Seripa D, Addante F,
Franceschi M, Dallapiccola B. Association of apolipoprotein E and angiotensin converting
enzyme gene polymorphisms with the multidimensional impairment in older patients.
Rejuvenation Res 2009,12:239-247.
461. Pilotto A, Sancarlo D, Panza F, Paris F, D'Onofrio G, Cascavilla L, Addante F, Seripa D,
Solfrizzi V, Dallapiccola B, Franceschi M, Ferrucci L. The Multidimensional Prognostic Index
(MPI), based on a comprehensive geriatric assessment predicts short- and long-term mortality in
hospitalized older patients with dementia. J Alzheimers Dis 2009,18:191-199.
462. Pizzarelli F, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Windham GB, Corsi AM, Giannelli SV, Ferrucci L,
Guralnik JM. Predictivity of survival according to different equations for estimating renal
function in community-dwelling elderly subjects. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2009,24:1197-1205.
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463. Qu T, Walston JD, Yang H, Fedarko NS, Xue QL, Beamer BA, Ferrucci L, Rose NR, Leng SX.
Upregulated ex vivo expression of stress-responsive inflammatory pathway genes by LPSchallenged
CD14(+) monocytes in frail older adults. Mech Ageing Dev 2009,130:161-166.
464. Rice NE, Bandinelli S, Corsi AM, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Miller MA, Kumari M, Murray A,
Frayling TM, Melzer D. The paraoxonase (PON1) Q192R polymorphism is not associated with
poor health status or depression in the ELSA or INCHIANTI studies. Int J Epidemiol
2009,38:1374-1379.
465. Richards JB, Waterworth D, O'Rahilly S, Hivert MF, Loos RJ, Perry JR, Tanaka T, Timpson NJ,
Semple RK, Soranzo N, Song K, Rocha N, Grundberg E, Dupuis J, Florez JC, Langenberg C,
Prokopenko I, Saxena R, Sladek R, Aulchenko Y, Evans D, Waeber G, Erdmann J, Burnett MS,
Sattar N, Devaney J, Willenborg C, Hingorani A, Witteman JC, Vollenweider P, Glaser B,
Hengstenberg C, Ferrucci L, Melzer D, Stark K, Deanfield J, Winogradow J, Grassl M, Hall
AS, Egan JM, Thompson JR, Ricketts SL, Konig IR, Reinhard W, Grundy S, Wichmann HE,
Barter P, Mahley R, Kesaniemi YA, Rader DJ, Reilly MP, Epstein SE, Stewart AF, Van Duijn
CM, Schunkert H, Burling K, Deloukas P, Pastinen T, Samani NJ, McPherson R, Davey Smith
G, Frayling TM, Wareham NJ, Meigs JB, Mooser V, Spector TD. A Genome-Wide Association
Study Reveals Variants in ARL15 that Influence Adiponectin Levels. PLoS Genet
2009,5:e1000768.
466. Ruggiero C, Cherubini A, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Maggio M, Di Iorio A, Zuliani G, Dragonas
C, Senin U, Ferrucci L. Uric acid and dementia in community-dwelling older persons. Dement
Geriatr Cogn Disord 2009,27:382-389.
467. Schaeffer EM, Carter HB, Kettermann A, Loeb S, Ferrucci L, Landis P, Trock BJ, Metter EJ.
Prostate specific antigen testing among the elderly--when to stop? J Urol 2009,181:1606-1614;
discussion 1613-1604.
468. Scuteri A, Morrell CH, Najjar SS, Muller D, Andres R, Ferrucci L, Lakatta EG. Longitudinal
paths to the metabolic syndrome: can the incidence of the metabolic syndrome be predicted? The
Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2009,64:590-598.
469. Scuteri A, Najjar SS, Orru M, Usala G, Piras MG, Ferrucci L, Cao A, Schlessinger D, Uda M,
Lakatta EG. The central arterial burden of the metabolic syndrome is similar in men and women:
the SardiNIA Study. Eur Heart J 2009.
470. Semba RD, Bandinelli S, Sun K, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Relationship of an advanced
glycation end product, plasma carboxymethyl-lysine, with slow walking speed in older adults:
the InCHIANTI study. Eur J Appl Physiol 2009.
471. Semba RD, Bandinelli S, Sun K, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Plasma carboxymethyl-lysine, an
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473. Semba RD, Ferrucci L, Sun K, Beck J, Dalal M, Varadhan R, Walston J, Guralnik JM, Fried
LP. Advanced glycation end products and their circulating receptors predict cardiovascular
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474. Semba RD, Ferrucci L, Sun K, Patel KV, Guralnik JM, Fried LP. Elevated serum advanced
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475. Semba RD, Fink JC, Sun K, Bandinelli S, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Carboxymethyl-lysine, an
advanced glycation end product, and decline of renal function in older community-dwelling
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476. Semba RD, Fink JC, Sun K, Windham BG, Ferrucci L. Serum Carboxymethyl-Lysine, a
Dominant Advanced Glycation End Product, Is Associated With Chronic Kidney Disease: The
Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. J Ren Nutr 2009.
477. Semba RD, Houston DK, Bandinelli S, Sun K, Cherubini A, Cappola AR, Guralnik JM,
Ferrucci L. Relationship of 25-hydroxyvitamin D with all-cause and cardiovascular disease
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478. Semba RD, Houston DK, Ferrucci L, Cappola AR, Sun K, Guralnik JM, Fried LP. Low serum
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479. Semba RD, Najjar SS, Sun K, Lakatta EG, Ferrucci L. Serum carboxymethyl-lysine, an
advanced glycation end product, is associated with increased aortic pulse wave velocity in adults.
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480. Semba RD, Ricks MO, Ferrucci L, Xue QL, Guralnik JM, Fried LP. Low serum selenium is
associated with anemia among older adults in the United States. Eur J Clin Nutr 2009,63:93-99.
481. Shamir L, Ling SM, Scott W, Hochberg M, Ferrucci L, Goldberg IG. Early detection of
radiographic knee osteoarthritis using computer-aided analysis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage
2009,17:1307-1312.
482. Shamir L, Ling SM, Scott WW, Jr., Bos A, Orlov N, Macura TJ, Eckley DM, Ferrucci L,
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483. Shardell M, Hicks GE, Miller RR, Kritchevsky S, Andersen D, Bandinelli S, Cherubini A,
Ferrucci L. Association of low vitamin D levels with the frailty syndrome in men and women. J
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484. Simonsick EM, Newman AB, Ferrucci L, Satterfield S, Harris TB, Rodondi N, Bauer DC.
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485. Stenholm S, Alley D, Bandinelli S, Griswold ME, Koskinen S, Rantanen T, Guralnik JM,
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older persons: results from the InCHIANTI study. Int J Obes (Lond) 2009,33:635-644.
486. Stenholm S, Koster A, Alley DE, Houston DK, Kanaya A, Lee JS, Newman AB, Satterfield S,
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Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2009.
487. Stenholm S, Koster A, Alley DE, Visser M, Maggio M, Harris TB, Egan JM, Bandinelli S,
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488. Stenholm S, Simonsick EM, Ferrucci L. Secular Trends in Body Weight in Older Men Born
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489. Striker GE, Vlassara H, Ferrucci L. Aging and the kidney: introduction. Semin Nephrol
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490. Sutin AR, Terracciano A, Deiana B, Naitza S, Ferrucci L, Uda M, Schlessinger D, Costa PT.
High Neuroticism and low Conscientiousness are associated with interleukin-6. Psychol Med
2009:1-9.
491. Tanaka T, Roy CN, Yao W, Matteini A, Semba RD, Arking D, Walston JD, Fried LP, Singleton
A, Guralnik J, Abecasis GR, Bandinelli S, Longo DL, Ferrucci L. A genome-wide association
analysis of serum iron concentrations. Blood 2009.
492. Tanaka T, Scheet P, Giusti B, Bandinelli S, Piras MG, Usala G, Lai S, Mulas A, Corsi AM,
Vestrini A, Sofi F, Gori AM, Abbate R, Guralnik J, Singleton A, Abecasis GR, Schlessinger D,
Uda M, Ferrucci L. Genome-wide association study of vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folate, and
homocysteine blood concentrations. Am J Hum Genet 2009,84:477-482.
493. Tanaka T, Shen J, Abecasis GR, Kisialiou A, Ordovas JM, Guralnik JM, Singleton A, Bandinelli
S, Cherubini A, Arnett D, Tsai MY, Ferrucci L. Genome-wide association study of plasma
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494. Terracciano A, Balaci L, Thayer J, Scally M, Kokinos S, Ferrucci L, Tanaka T, Zonderman AB,
Sanna S, Olla N, Zuncheddu MA, Naitza S, Busonero F, Uda M, Schlessinger D, Abecasis GR,
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495. Terracciano A, Sutin AR, McCrae RR, Deiana B, Ferrucci L, Schlessinger D, Uda M, Costa PT,
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496. Thomas K, Rafiq S, Frayling TM, Ebrahim S, Kumari M, Gallacher J, Ferrucci L, Bandinelli S,
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functioning in older people: a replication study and meta-analysis. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
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497. Valenti G, Ferrucci L, Lauretani F, Ceresini G, Bandinelli S, Luci M, Ceda G, Maggio M,
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498. Vasunilashorn S, Coppin AK, Patel KV, Lauretani F, Ferrucci L, Bandinelli S, Guralnik JM.
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meters: analysis from the InCHIANTI study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2009,64:223-229.
499. Vestergaard S, Nayfield SG, Patel KV, Eldadah B, Cesari M, Ferrucci L, Ceresini G, Guralnik
JM. Fatigue in a representative population of older persons and its association with functional
impairment, functional limitation, and disability. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2009,64:76-82.
500. Vestergaard S, Patel KV, Bandinelli S, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM. Characteristics of 400-meter
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501. Vlassara H, Cai W, Goodman S, Pyzik R, Yong A, Chen X, Zhu L, Neade T, Beeri M,
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defenses in adulthood by low advanced glycation end products (AGE) intake: role of the
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502. Vlassara H, Uribarri J, Ferrucci L, Cai W, Torreggiani M, Post JB, Zheng F, Striker GE.
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503. Wheeler HE, Metter EJ, Tanaka T, Absher D, Higgins J, Zahn JM, Wilhelmy J, Davis RW,
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expression quantitative trait mapping, and gene association implicates MMP20 in human kidney
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504. Willer CJ, Speliotes EK, Loos RJ, Li S, Lindgren CM, Heid IM, Berndt SI, Elliott AL, Jackson
AU, Lamina C, Lettre G, Lim N, Lyon HN, McCarroll SA, Papadakis K, Qi L, Randall JC,
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I, Soranzo N, Tanaka T, Timpson NJ, Almgren P, Bennett A, Bergman RN, Bingham SA,
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Smith GD, Dennison EM, Deodhar P, Elliott P, Erdos MR, Estrada K, Evans DM, Gianniny L,
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WL, Meitinger T, Mulas A, Munroe PB, Narisu N, Ness AR, Northstone K, O'Rahilly S,
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HM, Tung YC, Valle TT, Van Duijn CM, Vimaleswaran KS, Vollenweider P, Waeber G,
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Hattersley AT, Hu FB, Jarvelin MR, Laakso M, Mooser V, Ong KK, Ouwehand WH, Salomaa
V, Samani NJ, Spector TD, Tuomi T, Tuomilehto J, Uda M, Uitterlinden AG, Wareham NJ,
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GR, Hirschhorn JN. Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence
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505. Zhu S, Patel KV, Bandinelli S, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM. Predictors of interleukin-6 elevation in
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506. Zuliani G, Volpato S, Galvani M, Ble A, Bandinelli S, Corsi AM, Lauretani F, Maggio M,
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507. Gunstad J, Lhotsky A, Wendell CR, Ferrucci L, Zonderman AB. Longitudinal examination of
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508. Semba RD, Beck J, Sun K, Egan JM, Carlson OD, Varadhan R, Ferrucci L. Relationship of a
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509. Stenholm S, Koster A, Alley DE, Houston DK, Kanaya A, Lee JS, Newman AB, Satterfield S,
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511. Stenholm S, Simonsick EM, Ferrucci L. Secular trends in body weight in older men born
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512. Milaneschi Y, Bandinelli S, Corsi AM, Vazzana R, Patel KV, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM.
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513. Waldstein SR, Wendell CR, Seliger SL, Ferrucci L, Metter EJ, Zonderman AB. Nonsteroidal
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514. Shamir L, Rahimi S, Orlov N, Ferrucci L, Goldberg IG. Progression analysis and stage
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515. Semba RD, Bandinelli S, Sun K, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Relationship of an advanced
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516. Pilotto A, Addante F, Franceschi M, Leandro G, Rengo G, D'Ambrosio P, Longo MG, Rengo F,
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517. Balzi D, Lauretani F, Barchielli A, Ferrucci L, Bandinelli S, Buiatti E, Milaneschi Y, Guralnik
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518. Maggio M, Cattabiani C, Lauretani F, Ferrucci L, Luci M, Valenti G, Ceda G. The concept of
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520. Stenholm S, Maggio M, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Ceda GP, Di Iorio A, Giallauria F, Guralnik
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521. Saxena R, Hivert MF, Langenberg C, Tanaka T, Pankow JS, Vollenweider P, Lyssenko V,
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523. Farasat SM, Valdes C, Shetty V, Muller DC, Egan JM, Metter EJ, Ferrucci L, Najjar SS. Is
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524. Perry JR, Weedon MN, Langenberg C, Jackson AU, Lyssenko V, Sparso T, Thorleifsson G,
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525. Semba RD, Houston DK, Bandinelli S, Sun K, Cherubini A, Cappola AR, Guralnik JM,
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526. Heid IM, Henneman P, Hicks A, Coassin S, Winkler T, Aulchenko YS, Fuchsberger C, Song K,
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527. Deshpande N, Metter EJ, Ferrucci L. Validity of clinically derived cumulative somatosensory
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528. Tita-Nwa F, Bos A, Adjei A, Ershler WB, Longo DL, Ferrucci L. Correlates of D-dimer in
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529. Schrack JA, Simonsick EM, Ferrucci L. Comparison of the Cosmed K4b(2) portable metabolic
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530. Driscoll I, Zhou Y, An Y, Sojkova J, Davatzikos C, Kraut MA, Ye W, Ferrucci L, Mathis CA,
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532. Tolea MI, Costa PT, Terracciano A, Griswold M, Simonsick EM, Najjar SS, Scuteri A, Deiana
B, Orru M, Masala M, Uda M, Schlessinger D, Ferrucci L. Sex-specific correlates of walking
speed in a wide age-ranged population. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2010, 65B:174-184.
533. Patel KV, Semba RD, Ferrucci L, Newman AB, Fried LP, Wallace RB, Bandinelli S, Phillips
CS, Yu B, Connelly S, Shlipak MG, Chaves PH, Launer LJ, Ershler WB, Harris TB, Longo DL,
Guralnik JM. Red cell distribution width and mortality in older adults: a meta-analysis. J
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534. Maggio M, Lauretani F, Ceda GP, Bandinelli S, Basaria S, Paolisso G, Giumelli C, Luci M,
Najjar SS, Metter EJ, Valenti G, Guralnik J, Ferrucci L. Estradiol and metabolic syndrome in
older italian men: The InCHIANTI Study. J Androl 2010, 31:155-162.
535. Scuteri A, Najjar SS, Orru M, Usala G, Piras MG, Ferrucci L, Cao A, Schlessinger D, Uda M,
Lakatta EG. The central arterial burden of the metabolic syndrome is similar in men and women:
the SardiNIA Study. Eur Heart J 2010 31:602-613.
536. Pierorazio PM, Ferrucci L, Kettermann A, Longo DL, Metter EJ, Carter HB. Serum testosterone
is associated with aggressive prostate cancer in older men: results from the Baltimore
Longitudinal Study of Aging. BJU Int 2010, 105:824-829.
537. Rodondi N, Marques-Vidal P, Butler J, Sutton-Tyrrell K, Cornuz J, Satterfield S, Harris T, Bauer
DC, Ferrucci L, Vittinghoff E, Newman AB. Markers of atherosclerosis and inflammation for
prediction of coronary heart disease in older adults. Am J Epidemiol 2010, 171:540-549.
538. Resnick SM, Sojkova J, Zhou Y, An Y, Ye W, Holt DP, Dannals RF, Mathis CA, Klunk WE,
Ferrucci L, Kraut MA, Wong DF. Longitudinal cognitive decline is associated with fibrillar
amyloid-beta measured by [11C]PiB. Neurology 2010, 74:807-815.
539. Terracciano A, Tanaka T, Sutin AR, Deiana B, Balaci L, Sanna S, Olla N, Maschio A, Uda M,
Ferrucci L, Schlessinger D, Costa PT, Jr. BDNF Val66Met is associated with introversion and
interacts with 5-HTTLPR to influence neuroticism. Neuropsychopharmacology 2010, 35:1083-
1089.
540. Vazzana R, Bandinelli S, Lauretani F, Volpato S, Lauretani F, Di Iorio A, Abate M, Corsi AM,
Milaneschi Y, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Trail Making Test predicts physical impairment and
mortality in older persons. J Am Geriatr Soc 2010, 58:719-723.
541. Pedone C, Napoli N, Pozzilli P, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Ferrucci L, Antonelli-Incalzi R.
Quality of diet and potential renal acid load as risk factors for reduced bone density in elderly
women. Bone 2010, 46:1063-1067.
542. Ma L, Yang J, Runesha HB, Tanaka T, Ferrucci L, Bandinelli S, Da Y. Genome-wide
association analysis of total cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels using the
Framingham heart study data. BMC Med Genet,11:55.
543. Golden E, Emiliano A, Maudsley S, Windham BG, Carlson OD, Egan JM, Driscoll I, Ferrucci
L, Martin B, Mattson MP. Circulating brain-derived neurotrophic factor and indices of metabolic
and cardiovascular health: data from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. PLoS
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544. Koster A, Stenholm S, Alley DE, Kim LJ, Simonsick EM, Kanaya AM, Visser M, Houston DK,
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Distribution and Inflammation among Obese Older Adults with and Without Metabolic
Syndrome. Obesity (Silver Spring) (in press)
545. Ko SU, Stenholm S, Ferrucci L. Characteristic gait patterns in older adults with obesity--Results
from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. J Biomech 2010, 43:1104-1110.
546. Nalls MA, Biffi A, Matarin M, Anderson CD, Chasman DI, Bevan S, Spencer CC,
Gschwendtner A, Sale MM, Wu L, Saleheen D, Deary IJ, Langefeld C, Peddareddygari LR, Cole
JW, Arapelli SK, Aucutt-Walter N, Brott TG, Broderick JP, Brown DL, Brown M, Brown RD Jr,
Buring JE, Cortellini L, Danesh J, Deka R, Elias GA, Ferrucci L, Frossard P, Furie K, Gibbs JR,
Greenberg SM, Gul M, Hardy J, Harris SE, Hernandez DG, Hsu FC, Indugula S, Jackson C,
Kissela B, Liu L, Metter EJ, Mitchell BD, Murphy L, Mychaleckyj JC, O'Connell JR, Paré G,
Parker AN, Patel RK, Poole D, Rasheed A, Richie A, Rothwell PM, Rose L, Ross OA, Rost NS,
Schwab K, Sen S, Silliman SL, Soto-Ortolaza AI, Starr JM, Stine OC, Stamova B, Xu H,
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Wichmann HE, Young LE, Young W, Zaidi M, Zhang H, Kittner SJ, Grewal RP, Woo D,
Sudlow C, Kamal AK, Wang X, Sharp FR, Worrall BB, Dichgans M, Markus HS, Ridker PM,
de Bakker PI, Singleton AB, Meschia JF, Rosand J, Bramon E, Brown M, Casas J, Corvin A,
Craddock N, Deloukas P, Jankowski J, Markus H, Mathew CG, McCarthy M, Palmer C, Plomin
R, Sawcer S, Trembath RC, Viswanathan A, Wood N, Peltonen L, Donnelly P, Spencer CC,
Bellinguez C, Davison D, Freeman C, Strange A, Donnelly P, Langford C, Hunt SE, Edkins S,
Gwilliam R, Blackburn H, Bumpstead SJ, Dronov S, Gillman M, Gray E, Hammond N,
Jayakumar A, McCann OT, Liddle J, Perez ML, Potter S, Ravindrarajah R, Ricketts M, Waller
M, Weston P, Widaa S, Whittaker P, Deloukas P, Peltonen L, Blackwell J, Brown M, Corvin A,
McCarthy MI, Spencer CC, Mathew CG, Attwood AP, Stephens J, Sambrook J, Ouwehand WH,
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to validate association between 12p13 variants and ischemic stroke. N Engl J Med 2010,
362:1547-1550.
547. Chambers JC, Zhang W, Lord GM, van der Harst P, Lawlor DA, Sehmi JS, Gale DP, Wass MN,
Ahmadi KR, Bakker SJ, Beckmann J, Bilo HJ, Bochud M, Brown MJ, Caulfield MJ, Connell
JM, Cook HT, Cotlarciuc I, Davey Smith G, de Silva R, Deng G, Devuyst O, Dikkeschei LD,
Dimkovic N, Dockrell M, Dominiczak A, Ebrahim S, Eggermann T, Farrall M, Ferrucci L,
Floege J, Forouhi NG, Gansevoort RT, Han X, Hedblad B, Homan van der Heide JJ, Hepkema
BG, Hernandez-Fuentes M, Hypponen E, Johnson T, de Jong PE, Kleefstra N, Lagou V, Lapsley
M, Li Y, Loos RJ, Luan J, Luttropp K, Marechal C, Melander O, Munroe PB, Nordfors L, Parsa
A, Peltonen L, Penninx BW, Perucha E, Pouta A, Prokopenko I, Roderick PJ, Ruokonen A,
Samani NJ, Sanna S, Schalling M, Schlessinger D, Schlieper G, Seelen MA, Shuldiner AR,
Sjogren M, Smit JH, Snieder H, Soranzo N, Spector TD, Stenvinkel P, Sternberg MJ,
Swaminathan R, Tanaka T, Ubink-Veltmaat LJ, Uda M, Vollenweider P, Wallace C, Waterworth
D, Zerres K, Waeber G, Wareham NJ, Maxwell PH, McCarthy MI, Jarvelin MR, Mooser V,
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548. Kottgen A, Pattaro C, Boger CA, Fuchsberger C, Olden M, Glazer NL, Parsa A, Gao X, Yang Q,
Smith AV, O'Connell JR, Li M, Schmidt H, Tanaka T, Isaacs A, Ketkar S, Hwang SJ, Johnson
AD, Dehghan A, Teumer A, Pare G, Atkinson EJ, Zeller T, Lohman K, Cornelis MC, Probst-
Hensch NM, Kronenberg F, Tonjes A, Hayward C, Aspelund T, Eiriksdottir G, Launer LJ,
Harris TB, Rampersaud E, Mitchell BD, Arking DE, Boerwinkle E, Struchalin M, Cavalieri M,
Singleton A, Giallauria F, Metter J, de Boer IH, Haritunians T, Lumley T, Siscovick D, Psaty
BM, Zillikens MC, Oostra BA, Feitosa M, Province M, de Andrade M, Turner ST, Schillert A,
Ziegler A, Wild PS, Schnabel RB, Wilde S, Munzel TF, Leak TS, Illig T, Klopp N, Meisinger C,
Wichmann HE, Koenig W, Zgaga L, Zemunik T, Kolcic I, Minelli C, Hu FB, Johansson A, Igl
W, Zaboli G, Wild SH, Wright AF, Campbell H, Ellinghaus D, Schreiber S, Aulchenko YS,
Felix JF, Rivadeneira F, Uitterlinden AG, Hofman A, Imboden M, Nitsch D, Brandstatter A,
Kollerits B, Kedenko L, Magi R, Stumvoll M, Kovacs P, Boban M, Campbell S, Endlich K,
Volzke H, Kroemer HK, Nauck M, Volker U, Polasek O, Vitart V, Badola S, Parker AN, Ridker
PM, Kardia SL, Blankenberg S, Liu Y, Curhan GC, Franke A, Rochat T, Paulweber B,
Prokopenko I, Wang W, Gudnason V, Shuldiner AR, Coresh J, Schmidt R, Ferrucci L, Shlipak
MG, van Duijn CM, Borecki I, Kramer BK, Rudan I, Gyllensten U, Wilson JF, Witteman JC,
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549. Furberg H, Kim Y, Dackor J, Boerwinkle E, Franceschini N, Ardissino D, Bernardinelli L,
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Mannucci PL, Mauri F, Merlini PA, Absher D, Assimes TL, Fortmann SP, Iribarren C, Knowles
JW, Quertermous T, Ferrucci L, Tanaka T, Bis JC, Furberg CD, Haritunians T, McKnight B,
Psaty BM, Taylor KD, Thacker EL, Almgren P, Groop L, Ladenvall C, Boehnke M, Jackson
AU, Mohlke KL, Stringham HM, Tuomilehto J, Benjamin EJ, Hwang SJ, Levy D, Preis SR,
Vasan RS, Duan J, Gejman PV, Levinson DF, Sanders AR, Shi J, Lips EH, McKay JD, Agudo
A, Barzan L, Bencko V, Benhamou S, Castellsague X, Canova C, Conway DI, Fabianova E,
Foretova L, Janout V, Healy CM, Holcátová I, Kjaerheim K, Lagiou P, Lissowska J, Lowry R,
Macfarlane TV, Mates D, Richiardi L, Rudnai P, Szeszenia-Dabrowska N, Zaridze D, Znaor A,
Lathrop M, Brennan P, Bandinelli S, Frayling TM, Guralnik JM, Milaneschi Y, Perry JR,
Altshuler D, Elosua R, Kathiresan S, Lucas G, Melander O, O'Donnell CJ, Salomaa V, Schwartz
SM, Voight BF, Penninx BW, Smit JH, Vogelzangs N, Boomsma DI, de Geus EJ, Vink JM,
Willemsen G, Chanock SJ, Gu F, Hankinson SE, Hunter DJ, Hofman A, Tiemeier H,
Uitterlinden AG, van Duijn CM, Walter S, Chasman DI, Everett BM, Paré G, Ridker PM, Li
MD, Maes HH, Audrain-McGovern J, Posthuma D, Thornton LM, Lerman C, Kaprio J, Rose JE,
Ioannidis JP, Kraft P, Lin DY, Sullivan PF. Genome-wide meta-analyses identify multiple loci
associated with smoking behavior. Nat Genet 2010, 42:441-447.
550. Zuliani G, Cavalieri M, Galvani M, Volpato S, Cherubini A, Bandinelli S, Corsi AM, Lauretani
F, Guralnik JM, Fellin R, Ferrucci L. Relationship between low levels of high-density
lipoprotein cholesterol and dementia in the elderly. The InChianti study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci
Med Sci 2010, 65:559-564.
551. Alexander NB, Taffet GE, Horne FM, Eldadah BA, Ferrucci L, Nayfield S, Studenski S.
Bedside-to-Bench conference: research agenda for idiopathic fatigue and aging. J Am Geriatr
Soc 2010, 58:967-975.
552. Windham BG, Griswold ME, Farasat SM, Ling SM, Carlson O, Egan JM, Ferrucci L, Najjar
SS. Influence of leptin, adiponectin, and resistin on the association between abdominal adiposity
and arterial stiffness. Am J Hypertens 2010, 23:501-507.
553. Vidula H, Tian L, Liu K, Criqui MH, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Green D, Ridker P, McDermott
MM. Comparison of effects of statin use on mortality in patients with peripheral arterial disease
with versus without elevated C-reactive protein and d-dimer levels. Am J Cardiol 2010,
105:1348-1352.
554. Ferrucci L, Semba RD, Guralnik JM, Ershler WB, Bandinelli S, Patel KV, Sun K, Woodman
RC, Andrews NC, Cotter RJ, Ganz T, Nemeth E, Longo DL. Proinflammatory state, hepcidin,
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555. Gibbs JR, van der Brug MP, Hernandez DG, Traynor BJ, Nalls MA, Lai SL, Arepalli S, Dillman
A, Rafferty IP, Troncoso J, Johnson R, Zielke HR, Ferrucci L, Longo DL, Cookson MR,
Singleton AB. Abundant quantitative trait Loci exist for DNA methylation and gene expression
in human brain. PLoS Genet,6:e1000952.
556. Molino-Lova R, Macchi C, Gori AM, Marcucci R, Polcaro P, Cecchi F, Lauretani F, Bandinelli
S, Abbate R, Beghi E, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. High sensitivity C-reactive protein predicts the
development of new carotid artery plaques in older persons. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis (in
press)
557. Sutin AR, Terracciano A, Ferrucci L, Costa PT. Teeth Grinding: Is Emotional Stability related
to Bruxism? J Res Pers 2010, 44:402-405.
558. Nesbitt MJ, Reynolds MA, Shiau H, Choe K, Simonsick EM, Ferrucci L. Association of
periodontitis and metabolic syndrome in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. Aging Clin
Exp Res 2010, 22:238-242.
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559. Volpato S, Vigna GB, McDermott MM, Cavalieri M, Maraldi C, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S,
Zuliani G, Guralnik JM, Fellin R, Ferrucci L. Lipoprotein(a), inflammation, and peripheral
arterial disease in a community-based sample of older men and women (the InCHIANTI study).
Am J Cardiol 2010, 105:1825-1830.
560. Milaneschi Y, Shardell M, Corsi AM, Vazzana R, Bandinelli S, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L.
Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Depressive Symptoms in Older Women and Men. J Clin
Endocrinol Metab (in press)
561. Morley JE, Argiles JM, Evans WJ, Bhasin S, Cella D, Deutz NE, Doehner W, Fearon KC,
Ferrucci L, Hellerstein MK, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Lochs H, MacDonald N, Mulligan K,
Muscaritoli M, Ponikowski P, Posthauer ME, Rossi Fanelli F, Schambelan M, Schols AM,
Schuster MW, Anker SD. Nutritional recommendations for the management of sarcopenia. J Am
Med Dir Assoc 2010, 11:391-396.
562. McDermott MM, Ferrucci L, Liu K, Guralnik JM, Tian L, Liao Y, Criqui MH. Leg Symptom
Categories and Rates of Mobility Decline in Peripheral Arterial Disease. J Am Geriatr Soc
563. Terracciano A, Martin B, Ansari D, Tanaka T, Ferrucci L, Maudsley S, Mattson MP, Costa PT,
Jr. Plasma BDNF concentration, Val66Met genetic variant and depression-related personality
traits. Genes Brain Behav (in press)
564. Stenholm S, Koster A, Alley DE, Visser M, Maggio M, Harris TB, Egan JM, Bandinelli S,
Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Adipocytokines and the metabolic syndrome among older persons
with and without obesity: the InCHIANTI study. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf), 2010, 73:55-65.
565. Loeb S, Carter HB, Schaeffer EM, Ling SM, Kettermann A, Ferrucci L, Metter EJ. Bone
mineral content and prostate cancer risk: data from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.
BJU Int 2010, 106:28-31.
566. Thambisetty M, Simmons A, Velayudhan L, Hye A, Campbell J, Zhang Y, Wahlund LO,
Westman E, Kinsey A, Guntert A, Proitsi P, Powell J, Causevic M, Killick R, Lunnon K,
Lynham S, Broadstock M, Choudhry F, Howlett DR, Williams RJ, Sharp SI, Mitchelmore C,
Tunnard C, Leung R, Foy C, O'Brien D, Breen G, Furney SJ, Ward M, Kloszewska I, Mecocci
P, Soininen H, Tsolaki M, Vellas B, Hodges A, Murphy DG, Parkins S, Richardson JC, Resnick
SM, Ferrucci L, Wong DF, Zhou Y, Muehlboeck S, Evans A, Francis PT, Spenger C,
Lovestone S. Association of plasma clusterin concentration with severity, pathology, and
progression in Alzheimer disease. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2010, 67:739-748.
567. Llewellyn DJ, Lang IA, Langa KM, Muniz-Terrera G, Phillips CL, Cherubini A, Ferrucci L,
Melzer D. Vitamin d and risk of cognitive decline in elderly persons. Arch Intern Med 2010,
170:1135-1141.
568. Kapur K, Johnson T, Beckmann ND, Sehmi J, Tanaka T, Kutalik Z, Styrkarsdottir U, Zhang W,
Marek D, Gudbjartsson DF, Milaneschi Y, Holm H, Diiorio A, Waterworth D, Li Y, Singleton
AB, Bjornsdottir US, Sigurdsson G, Hernandez DG, Desilva R, Elliott P, Eyjolfsson GI,
Guralnik JM, Scott J, Thorsteinsdottir U, Bandinelli S, Chambers J, Stefansson K, Waeber G,
Ferrucci L, Kooner JS, Mooser V, Vollenweider P, Beckmann JS, Bochud M, Bergmann S.
Genome-wide meta-analysis for serum calcium identifies significantly associated SNPs near the
calcium-sensing receptor (CASR) gene. PLoS Genet,6:e1001035.
569. McDermott MM, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Dyer AR, Liu K, Pearce WH, Clark E, Liao Y,
Criqui MH. The ankle-brachial index is associated with the magnitude of impaired walking
endurance among men and women with peripheral arterial disease. Vasc Med 2010, 15:251-257.
570. Teslovich TM, Musunuru K, Smith AV, Edmondson AC, Stylianou IM, Koseki M, Pirruccello
JP, Ripatti S, Chasman DI, Willer CJ, Johansen CT, Fouchier SW, Isaacs A, Peloso GM,
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Barbalic M, Ricketts SL, Bis JC, Aulchenko YS, Thorleifsson G, Feitosa MF, Chambers J, Orho-
Melander M, Melander O, Johnson T, Li X, Guo X, Li M, Shin Cho Y, Jin Go M, Jin Kim Y,
Lee JY, Park T, Kim K, Sim X, Twee-Hee Ong R, Croteau-Chonka DC, Lange LA, Smith JD,
Song K, Hua Zhao J, Yuan X, Luan J, Lamina C, Ziegler A, Zhang W, Zee RY, Wright AF,
Witteman JC, Wilson JF, Willemsen G, Wichmann HE, Whitfield JB, Waterworth DM,
Wareham NJ, Waeber G, Vollenweider P, Voight BF, Vitart V, Uitterlinden AG, Uda M,
Tuomilehto J, Thompson JR, Tanaka T, Surakka I, Stringham HM, Spector TD, Soranzo N, Smit
JH, Sinisalo J, Silander K, Sijbrands EJ, Scuteri A, Scott J, Schlessinger D, Sanna S, Salomaa V,
Saharinen J, Sabatti C, Ruokonen A, Rudan I, Rose LM, Roberts R, Rieder M, Psaty BM,
Pramstaller PP, Pichler I, Perola M, Penninx BW, Pedersen NL, Pattaro C, Parker AN, Pare G,
Oostra BA, O'Donnell CJ, Nieminen MS, Nickerson DA, Montgomery GW, Meitinger T,
McPherson R, McCarthy MI, McArdle W, Masson D, Martin NG, Marroni F, Mangino M,
Magnusson PK, Lucas G, Luben R, Loos RJ, Lokki ML, Lettre G, Langenberg C, Launer LJ,
Lakatta EG, Laaksonen R, Kyvik KO, Kronenberg F, Konig IR, Khaw KT, Kaprio J, Kaplan
LM, Johansson A, Jarvelin MR, Janssens AC, Ingelsson E, Igl W, Kees Hovingh G, Hottenga JJ,
Hofman A, Hicks AA, Hengstenberg C, Heid IM, Hayward C, Havulinna AS, Hastie ND, Harris
TB, Haritunians T, Hall AS, Gyllensten U, Guiducci C, Groop LC, Gonzalez E, Gieger C,
Freimer NB, Ferrucci L, Erdmann J, Elliott P, Ejebe KG, Doring A, Dominiczak AF, Demissie
S, Deloukas P, de Geus EJ, de Faire U, Crawford G, Collins FS, Chen YD, Caulfield MJ,
Campbell H, Burtt NP, Bonnycastle LL, Boomsma DI, Boekholdt SM, Bergman RN, Barroso I,
Bandinelli S, Ballantyne CM, Assimes TL, Quertermous T, Altshuler D, Seielstad M, Wong TY,
Tai ES, Feranil AB, Kuzawa CW, Adair LS, Taylor HA, Jr., Borecki IB, Gabriel SB, Wilson JG,
Holm H, Thorsteinsdottir U, Gudnason V, Krauss RM, Mohlke KL, Ordovas JM, Munroe PB,
Kooner JS, Tall AR, Hegele RA, Kastelein JJ, Schadt EE, Rotter JI, Boerwinkle E, Strachan DP,
Mooser V, Stefansson K, Reilly MP, Samani NJ, Schunkert H, Cupples LA, Sandhu MS, Ridker
PM, Rader DJ, van Duijn CM, Peltonen L, Abecasis GR, Boehnke M, Kathiresan S. Biological,
clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids. Nature 2010, 466:707-713.
571. Galloway T, Cipelli R, Guralnick J, Ferrucci L, Bandinelli S, Corsi AM, Money C, McCormack
P, Melzer D. Daily Bisphenol A Excretion and Associations with Sex Hormone Concentrations:
Results from the InCHIANTI Adult Population Study. Environ Health Perspect (in press)
572. Sutin AR, Terracciano A, Deiana B, Naitza S, Ferrucci L, Uda M, Schlessinger D, Costa PT, Jr.
High neuroticism and low conscientiousness are associated with interleukin-6. Psychol Med
2010, 40:1485-1493.
573. Singh N, Liu K, Tian L, Criqui MH, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Liao Y, McDermott MM. Leg
strength predicts mortality in men but not in women with peripheral arterial disease. J Vasc Surg
(in press)
574. Semba RD, Nicklett EJ, Ferrucci L. Does Accumulation of Advanced Glycation End Products
Contribute to the Aging Phenotype? J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (in press)
575. Goetzl EJ, Huang MC, Kon J, Patel K, Schwartz JB, Fast K, Ferrucci L, Madara K, Taub DD,
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press)
576. Alley DE, Metter EJ, Griswold ME, Harris TB, Simonsick EM, Longo DL, Ferrucci L. Changes
in weight at the end of life: characterizing weight loss by time to death in a cohort study of older
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577. Beydoun MA, Beason-Held LL, Kitner-Triolo MH, Beydoun HA, Ferrucci L, Resnick SM,
Zonderman AB. Statins and serum cholesterol's associations with incident dementia and mild
cognitive impairment. J Epidemiol Community Health (in press)
578. Shahar A, Patel KV, Semba RD, Bandinelli S, Shahar DR, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM. Plasma
selenium is positively related to performance in neurological tasks assessing coordination and
motor speed. Mov Disord 2010, 25:1909-1915.
579. Soranzo N, Sanna S, Wheeler E, Gieger C, Radke D, Dupuis J, Bouatia-Naji N, Langenberg C,
Prokopenko I, Stolerman E, Sandhu MS, Heeney MM, Devaney JM, Reilly MP, Ricketts SL,
Stewart AF, Voight BF, Willenborg C, Wright B, Altshuler D, Arking D, Balkau B, Barnes D,
Boerwinkle E, Bohm B, Bonnefond A, Bonnycastle LL, Boomsma DI, Bornstein SR, Bottcher
Y, Bumpstead S, Burnett-Miller MS, Campbell H, Cao A, Chambers J, Clark R, Collins FS,
Coresh J, de Geus EJ, Dei M, Deloukas P, Doring A, Egan JM, Elosua R, Ferrucci L, Forouhi
N, Fox CS, Franklin C, Franzosi MG, Gallina S, Goel A, Graessler J, Grallert H, Greinacher A,
Hadley D, Hall A, Hamsten A, Hayward C, Heath S, Herder C, Homuth G, Hottenga JJ, Hunter-
Merrill R, Illig T, Jackson AU, Jula A, Kleber M, Knouff CW, Kong A, Kooner J, Kottgen A,
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RJ, Luan J, Lyssenko V, Magi R, Magnusson PK, Malarstig A, Mangino M, Martinez-Larrad
MT, Marz W, McArdle WL, McPherson R, Meisinger C, Meitinger T, Melander O, Mohlke KL,
Mooser VE, Morken MA, Narisu N, Nathan DM, Nauck M, O'Donnell C, Oexle K, Olla N,
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DJ, Rathmann W, Ripatti S, Rocheleau G, Roden M, Rudan I, Salomaa V, Saxena R,
Schlessinger D, Schunkert H, Schwarz P, Seedorf U, Selvin E, Serrano-Rios M, Shrader P,
Silveira A, Siscovick D, Song K, Spector TD, Stefansson K, Steinthorsdottir V, Strachan DP,
Strawbridge R, Stumvoll M, Surakka I, Swift AJ, Tanaka T, Teumer A, Thorleifsson G,
Thorsteinsdottir U, Tonjes A, Usala G, Vitart V, Volzke H, Wallaschofski H, Waterworth DM,
Watkins H, Wichmann HE, Wild SH, Willemsen G, Williams GH, Wilson JF, Winkelmann J,
Wright AF, Zabena C, Zhao JH, Epstein SE, Erdmann J, Hakonarson HH, Kathiresan S, Khaw
KT, Roberts R, Samani NJ, Fleming MD, Sladek R, Abecasis G, Boehnke M, Froguel P, Groop
L, McCarthy MI, Kao WH, Florez JC, Uda M, Wareham NJ, Barroso I, Meigs JB. Common
variants at ten genomic loci influence hemoglobin A1C levels via glycemic and non-glycemic
pathways. Diabetes (in press)
580. Watson NL, Rosano C, Boudreau RM, Simonsick EM, Ferrucci L, Sutton-Tyrrell K, Hardy SE,
Atkinson HH, Yaffe K, Satterfield S, Harris TB, Newman AB. Executive Function, Memory,
and Gait Speed Decline in Well-Functioning Older Adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (in
press)
581. Schrack JA, Simonsick EM, Ferrucci L. The energetic pathway to mobility loss: an emerging
new framework for longitudinal studies on aging. J Am Geriatr Soc, 2010, 58 Suppl 2:S329-336.
582. Sutin AR, Scuteri A, Lakatta EG, Tarasov KV, Ferrucci L, Costa PT, Jr., Schlessinger D, Uda
M, Terracciano A. Trait antagonism and the progression of arterial thickening: women with
antagonistic traits have similar carotid arterial thickness as men. Hypertension 2010, 56:617-622.
583. Semba RD, Patel KV, Ferrucci L, Sun K, Roy CN, Guralnik JM, Fried LP. Serum antioxidants
and inflammation predict red cell distribution width in older women: The Women's Health and
Aging Study I. Clin Nutr (in press)
584. Maggio M, Ceda GP, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Dall'aglio E, Guralnik JM, Paolisso G, Semba
RD, Nouvenne A, Borghi L, Ceresini G, Ablondi F, Benatti M, Ferrucci L. Association of
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plasma selenium concentrations with total IGF-1 among older community-dwelling adults: The
InCHIANTI study. Clin Nutr (in press)
585. Thambisetty M, Tripaldi R, Riddoch-Contreras J, Hye A, An Y, Campbell J, Sojkova J, Kinsey
A, Lynham S, Zhou Y, Ferrucci L, Wong DF, Lovestone S, Resnick SM. Proteome-Based
Plasma Markers of Brain Amyloid-beta Deposition in Non-Demented Older Individuals. J
Alzheimers Dis (in press)
586. Maggio M, Ceda GP, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Metter EJ, Guralnik JM, Basaria S, Cattabiani
C, Luci M, Dall'aglio E, Vignali A, Volpi R, Valenti G, Ferrucci L. Gonadal status and physical
performance in older men. Aging Male (in press)
587. den Elzen WP, Willems JM, Westendorp RG, de Craen AJ, Blauw GJ, Ferrucci L, Assendelft
WJ, Gussekloo J. Effect of erythropoietin levels on mortality in old age: the Leiden 85-plus
Study. Cmaj (in press)
588. Vogelzangs N, Beekman AT, Milaneschi Y, Bandinelli S, Ferrucci L, Penninx BW. Urinary
Cortisol and Six-Year Risk of All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality. J Clin Endocrinol Metab
(in press)
589. Alley DE, Koster A, Mackey D, Cawthon P, Ferrucci L, Simonsick EM, Yu B, Hardy S,
Goodpaster B, Sarkisian C, Houston DK, Kritchevsky SB, Cummings S, Lee JS, Tylavsky FA,
Newman A, Harris T. Hospitalization and Change in Body Composition and Strength in a
Population-Based Cohort of Older Persons. J Am Geriatr Soc 2010, 58:2085-2091.
590. Tabara Y, Kohara K, Kita Y, Hirawa N, Katsuya T, Ohkubo T, Hiura Y, Tajima A, Morisaki T,
Miyata T, Nakayama T, Takashima N, Nakura J, Kawamoto R, Takahashi N, Hata A, Soma M,
Imai Y, Kokubo Y, Okamura T, Tomoike H, Iwai N, Ogihara T, Inoue I, Tokunaga K, Johnson
T, Caulfield M, Munroe P, Umemura S, Ueshima H, Miki T. Common variants in the ATP2B1
gene are associated with susceptibility to hypertension: the Japanese Millennium Genome
Project. Hypertension 2010, 56:973-980.
591. Milaneschi Y, Tanaka T, Ferrucci L. Nutritional determinants of mobility. Curr Opin Clin Nutr
Metab Care (in press)
592. Kettermann AE, Ferrucci L, Trock BJ, Metter EJ, Loeb S, Carter HB. Interpretation of the
prostate-specific antigen history in assessing life-threatening prostate cancer. BJU Int (in press)
593. Terracciano A, Tanaka T, Sutin AR, Sanna S, Deiana B, Lai S, Uda M, Schlessinger D, Abecasis
GR, Ferrucci L, Costa PT, Jr. Genome-Wide Association Scan of Trait Depression. Biol
Psychiatry (in press)
594. Zuliani G, Galvani M, Maggio M, Volpato S, Bandinelli S, Corsi AM, Lauretani F, Cherubini A,
Guralnik JM, Fellin R, Ferrucci L. Plasma soluble gp130 levels are increased in older subjects
with metabolic syndrome. The role of insulin resistance. Atherosclerosis (in press)
595. Ko SU, Hausdorff JM, Ferrucci L. Age-associated differences in the gait pattern changes of
older adults during fast-speed and fatigue conditions: results from the Baltimore longitudinal
study of ageing. Age Ageing (in press)
596. Milaneschi Y, Bandinelli S, Penninx BW, Vogelzangs N, Corsi AM, Lauretani F, Kisialiou A,
Vazzana R, Terracciano A, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Depressive symptoms and inflammation
increase in a prospective study of older adults: a protective effect of a healthy (Mediterraneanstyle)
diet. Mol Psychiatry (in press)
597. Windelinckx A, De Mars G, Huygens W, Peeters MW, Vincent B, Wijmenga C, Lambrechts D,
Delecluse C, Roth SM, Metter EJ, Ferrucci L, Aerssens J, Vlietinck R, Beunen GP, Thomis
MA. Comprehensive fine mapping of chr12q12-14 and follow-up replication identify activin
receptor 1B (ACVR1B) as a muscle strength gene. Eur J Hum Genet (in press)
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598. Napoli N, Pedone C, Pozzilli P, Lauretani F, Ferrucci L, Incalzi RA. Adiponectin and bone
mass density: The InCHIANTI study. Bone (in press)
599. Sutin AR, Costa PT, Jr., Uda M, Ferrucci L, Schlessinger D, Terracciano A. Personality and
metabolic syndrome. Age (Dordr) (in press)
600. Loeb S, Carter HB, Schaeffer EM, Kettermann A, Ferrucci L, Metter EJ. Distribution of PSA
velocity by total PSA levels: data from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. Urology.
2011 Jan;77(1):143-7.
601. Sancarlo D, D'Onofrio G, Franceschi M, Scarcelli C, Niro V, Addante F, Copetti M, Ferrucci L,
Fontana L, Pilotto A. Validation of a Modified-Multidimensional Prognostic Index (m-MPI)
Including the Mini Nutritional Assessment Short-Form (MNA-SF) for the Prediction of One-
Year Mortality in Hospitalized Elderly Patients. J Nutr Health Aging. 2011;15(3):169-73.
602. Studenski S, Perera S, Patel K, Rosano C, Faulkner K, Inzitari M, Brach J, Chandler J, Cawthon
P, Connor EB, Nevitt M, Visser M, Kritchevsky S, Badinelli S,Harris T, Newman AB, Cauley J,
Ferrucci L, Guralnik J. Gait speed and survival in older adults. JAMA. 2011 Jan 5;305(1):50-8.
603. Maggio M, Ceda GP, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Corsi AM, Giallauria F, Guralnik JM, Zuliani G,
Cattabiani C, Parrino S, Ablondi F, Dall'aglio E, Ceresini G, Basaria S, Ferrucci L. SHBG, Sex
Hormones, and Inflammatory Markers in Older Women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Jan 14.
[Epub ahead of print]
604. Leng SX, Qu T, Semba RD, Li H, Yao X, Nilles T, Yang X, Manwani B, Walston JD, Ferrucci
L, Fried LP, Margolick JB, Bream JH. Relationship Between cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgG
serology, detectable CMV DNA in peripheral monocytes, and CMV pp65(495-503)-specific
CD8 (+) T cells in older adults. Age (Dordr). 2011 Jan 28. [Epub ahead of print]
605. Nicklett EJ, Szanton S, Sun K, Ferrucci L, Fried LP, Guralnik JM, Semba RD. Neighborhood
socioeconomic status is associated with serum carotenoid concentrations in older, communitydwelling
women. J Nutr. 2011 Feb;141(2):284-9. Epub 2010 Dec 22.
606. Marengoni A, Fratiglioni L, Bandinelli S, Ferrucci L. Socioeconomic Status During Lifetime
And Cognitive Impairment No-Dementia in Late Life: The Population-Based Aging in the
Chianti Area (InCHIANTI) Study. J Alzheimers Dis. 2011 Feb 1. [Epub ahead of print]
607. Ko SU, Ling SM, Schreiber C, Nesbitt M, Ferrucci L. Gait patterns during different walking
conditions in older adults with and without knee osteoarthritis-Results from the Baltimore
Longitudinal Study of Aging. Gait Posture. 2011 Feb;33(2):205-10. Epub 2010 Dec 8.
608. Windelinckx A, De Mars G, Huygens W, Peeters MW, Vincent B, Wijmenga C, Lambrechts D,
Delecluse C, Roth SM, Metter EJ, Ferrucci L, Aerssens J, Vlietinck R, Beunen GP, Thomis
MA. Comprehensive fine mapping of chr12q12-14 and follow-up replication identify activin
receptor 1B (ACVR1B) as a muscle strength gene. Eur J Hum Genet. 2011 Feb;19(2):208-15.
Epub 2010 Nov 10.
609. Huang MC, Greig NH, Luo W, Tweedie D, Schwartz JB, Longo DL, Ferrucci L, Ershler WB,
Goetzl EJ. Preferential enhancement of older human T cell cytokine generation, chemotaxis,
proliferation and survival by lenalidomide. Clin Immunol. 2011 Feb;138(2):201-11.
610. Lin FR, Metter EJ, O'Brien RJ, Resnick SM, Zonderman AB, Ferrucci L. Hearing loss and
incident dementia. Arch Neurol. 2011 Feb;68(2):214-20.
611. Sojkova J, Driscoll I, Iacono D, Zhou Y, Codispoti KE, Kraut MA, Ferrucci L, Pletnikova O,
Mathis CA, Klunk WE, O'Brien RJ, Wong DF, Troncoso JC, Resnick SM. In vivo fibrillar betaamyloid
detected using [11C]PiB positron emission tomography and neuropathologic assessment
in older adults. Arch Neurol. 2011
612. Löckenhoff CE, Terracciano A, Ferrucci L, Costa PT Jr. Five-Factor Personality Traits and Age
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Trajectories of Self-Rated Health: The Role of Question Framing. J Pers. 2011 Feb 7. doi:
10.1111/j.1467-6494.2011.00724.x. [Epub ahead of print]
613. McDermott MM, Ferrucci L, Liu K, Guralnik JM, Tian L, Kibbe M, Liao Y, Tao H, Criqui MH.
Women with peripheral arterial disease experience faster functional decline than men with
peripheral arterial disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Feb 8;57(6):707-14.
614. McDermott MM, Liu K, Ferrucci L, Tian L, Guralnik JM, Liao Y, Criqui MH. Decline in
functional performance predicts later increased mobility loss and mortality in peripheral arterial
disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Feb 22;57(8):962-70.
615. Dehghan A, Dupuis J, Barbalic M, Bis JC, Eiriksdottir G, Lu C, Pellikka N, Wallaschofski H,
Kettunen J, Henneman P, Baumert J, Strachan DP, Fuchsberger C, Vitart V, Wilson JF, Paré G,
Naitza S, Rudock ME, Surakka I, de Geus EJ, Alizadeh BZ, Guralnik J, Shuldiner A, Tanaka T,
Zee RY, Schnabel RB, Nambi V, Kavousi M, Ripatti S, Nauck M, Smith NL, Smith AV,
Sundvall J, Scheet P, Liu Y, Ruokonen A, Rose LM, Larson MG, Hoogeveen RC, Freimer NB,
Teumer A, Tracy RP, Launer LJ, Buring JE, Yamamoto JF, Folsom AR, Sijbrands EJ, Pankow J,
Elliott P, Keaney JF, Sun W, Sarin AP, Fontes JD, Badola S, Astor BC, Hofman A, Pouta A,
Werdan K, Greiser KH, Kuss O, Meyer Zu Schwabedissen HE, Thiery J, Jamshidi Y, Nolte IM,
Soranzo N, Spector TD, Völzke H, Parker AN, Aspelund T, Bates D, Young L, Tsui K,
Siscovick DS, Guo X, Rotter JI, Uda M, Schlessinger D, Rudan I, Hicks AA, Penninx BW,
Thorand B, Gieger C, Coresh J, Willemsen G, Harris TB, Uitterlinden AG, Järvelin MR, Rice K,
Radke D, Salomaa V, Willems van Dijk K, Boerwinkle E, Vasan RS, Ferrucci L, Gibson QD,
Bandinelli S, Snieder H, Boomsma DI, Xiao X, Campbell H, Hayward C, Pramstaller PP, van
Duijn CM, Peltonen L, Psaty BM, Gudnason V, Ridker PM, Homuth G, Koenig W, Ballantyne
CM, Witteman JC, Benjamin EJ, Perola M, Chasman DI. Meta-analysis of genome-wide
association studies in >80 000 subjects identifies multiple Loci for C-reactive protein levels.
Circulation. 2011 Feb 22;123(7):731-8. Epub 2011 Feb 7.
616. Kalyani RR, Metter EJ, Ramachandran R, Chia CW, Saudek CD, Ferrucci L. Glucose and
Insulin Measurements From the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test and Relationship to Muscle Mass. J
Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2011 Feb 24. [Epub ahead of print]
617. Böger CA, Chen MH, Tin A, Olden M, Köttgen A, Deboer IH, Fuchsberger C, O'Seaghdha CM,
Pattaro C, Teumer A, Liu CT, Glazer NL, Li M, O'Connell JR, Tanaka T, Peralta CA, Kutalik Z,
Luan J, Zhao JH, Hwang SJ, Akylbekova E, Kramer H, van der Harst P, Smith AV, Lohman K,
de Andrade M, Hayward C, Kollerits B, Tönjes A, Aspelund T, Ingelsson E, Eiriksdottir G,
Launer LJ, Harris TB, Shuldiner AR, Mitchell BD, Arking DE, Franceschini N, Boerwinkle E,
Egan J, Hernandez D, Reilly M, Townsend RR, Lumley T, Siscovick DS, Psaty BM,
Kestenbaum B, Haritunians T, Bergmann S, Vollenweider P, Waeber G, Mooser V, Waterworth
D, Johnson AD, Florez JC, Meigs JB, Lu X, Turner ST, Atkinson EJ, Leak TS, Aasarød K,
Skorpen F, Syvänen AC, Illig T, Baumert J, Koenig W, Krämer BK, Devuyst O, Mychaleckyj
JC, Minelli C, Bakker SJ, Kedenko L, Paulweber B, Coassin S, Endlich K, Kroemer HK,
Biffar R, Stracke S, Völzke H, Stumvoll M, Mägi R, Campbell H, Vitart V, Hastie ND,
Gudnason V, Kardia SL, Liu Y, Polasek O, Curhan G, Kronenberg F, Prokopenko I, Rudan I,
Arnlöv J, Hallan S, Navis G; the CKDGen Consortium, Parsa A, Ferrucci L, Coresh J, Shlipak
MG, Bull SB, Paterson AD; Paterson on behalf of DCCT/EDIC, Wichmann HE, Wareham NJ,
Loos RJ, Rotter JI, Pramstaller PP, Cupples LA, Beckmann JS, Yang Q, Heid IM, Rettig R,
Dreisbach AW, Bochud M, Fox CS, Kao WH. CUBN Is a Gene Locus for Albuminuria. J Am
Soc Nephrol. 2011 Feb 25. [Epub ahead of print]
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618. Lin FR, Thorpe R, Gordon-Salant S, Ferrucci L. Hearing Loss Prevalence and Risk Factors
Among Older Adults in the United States. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2011 Feb 27. [Epub
ahead of print]
619. Di Nisio M, Di Iorio A, Porreca E, Abate M, Ferrante N, Bandinelli S, Guralnik J, Molino-Lova
R, Cuccurullo F, Ferrucci L. Obesity, Poor Muscle Strength, and Venous Thromboembolism in
Older Persons: The InCHIANTI Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2011 Mar;66(3):320-5.
Epub 2010 Nov 26.
620. Oexle K, Ried JS, Hicks AA, Tanaka T, Hayward C, Bruegel M, Gögele M, Lichtner P, Müller-
Myhsok B, Döring A, Illig T, Schwienbacher C, Minelli C, Pichler I, Fiedler GM, Thiery J,
Rudan I, Wright AF, Campbell H, Ferrucci L, Bandinelli S, Pramstaller PP, Wichmann HE,
Gieger C, Winkelmann J, Meitinger T. Novel association to the proprotein convertase PCSK7
gene locus revealed by analyzing soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) levels. Hum Mol Genet.
2011 Mar 1;20(5):1042-7. Epub 2010 Dec 10.
621. McDermott MM, Liu K, Ferrucci L, Tian L, Guralnik JM, Tao H, Ridker PM, Criqui MH.
Relation of Interleukin-6 and Vascular Cellular Adhesion Molecule-1 Levels to Functional
Decline in Patients With Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease. Am J Cardiol. 2011 Mar
1.
622. Maggio M, Ceda GP, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Metter EJ, Guralnik JM, Basaria S, Cattabiani
C, Luci M, Dall'Aglio E, Vignali A, Volpi R, Valenti G, Ferrucci L. Gonadal status and
physical performance in older men. Aging Male. 2011 Mar;14(1):42-7. Epub 2010 Oct 12.
623. Chantler PD, Nussbacher A, Gerstenblith G, Schulman SP, Becker LC, Ferrucci L, Fleg JL,
Lakatta EG, Najjar SS. Abnormalities in Arterial-Ventricular Coupling in Older Healthy Persons
are Attenuated by Sodium Nitroprusside. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2011 Mar 4. [Epub
ahead of print]
624. Gravenstein KS, Napora JK, Short RG, Ramachandran R, Carlson OD, Metter EJ, Ferrucci L,
Egan JM, Chia CW. Cross-Sectional Evidence of a Signaling Pathway from Bone Homeostasis
to Glucose Metabolism. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Mar 9. [Epub ahead of print]
625. Dalal M, Semba RD, Sun K, Crasto C, Varadhan R, Bandinelli S, Fink JC, Guralnik JM,
Ferrucci L. Endogenous Secretory Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products and Chronic
Kidney Disease in the Elderly Population. Am J Nephrol. 2011 Mar 9;33(4):313-318. [Epub
ahead of print]
626. Pichler I, Minelli C, Sanna S, Tanaka T, Schwienbacher C, Naitza S, Porcu E, Pattaro C,
Busonero F, Zanon A, Maschio A, Melville SA, Grazia Piras M, Longo DL, Guralnik J,
Hernandez D, Bandinelli S, Aigner E, Murphy AT, Wroblewski V, Marroni F, Theurl I,
Gnewuch C, Schadt E, Mitterer M, Schlessinger D, Ferrucci L, Witcher DR, Hicks AA, Weiss
G, Uda M, Pramstaller PP. Identification of a common variant in the TFR2 gene implicated in
the physiological regulation of serum iron levels. Hum Mol Genet. 2011 Mar 15;20(6):1232-40.
Epub 2010 Dec 28.
627. Crasto CL, Semba RD, Sun K, Dalal M, Corsi AM, Bandinelli S, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L.
Endogenous secretory receptor for advanced glycation end products is associated with low serum
interleukin-1 receptor antagonist and elevated IL-6 in older community-dwelling adults. J
Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2011 Apr;66(4):437-43. Epub 2011 Feb 28.
628. Broedbaek K, Siersma V, Andersen JT, Petersen M, Afzal S, Hjelvang B, Weimann A, Semba
RD, Ferrucci L, Poulsen HE. The association between low-grade inflammation, iron status and
nucleic acid oxidation in the elderly. Free Radic Res. 2011 Apr;45(4):409-16. Epub 2011 Jan 28.
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Editorials
1. Ferrucci L, Russo CR, Lauretani F, Bandinelli S, Guralnik JM. A role for sarcopenia in late-life
osteoporosis. Aging Clin Exp Res 2002,14:1-4.
2. Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Studenski S, Fried LP, Cutler GB, Jr., Walston JD. Designing
randomized, controlled trials aimed at preventing or delaying functional decline and disability in
frail, older persons: a consensus report. J Am Geriatr Soc. Apr 2004;52(4):625-634.
3. Maggi S, Lauretani F, Ferrucci L, Gallina P, Bianchi D, Marzari C, Noale M, Crepaldi G. The
quality of bone: a "magic natural alloy". Aging Clin Exp Res 2004,16 Suppl:3-9.
4. Ferrucci L, Mahallati A, Simonsick EM. Frailty and the foolishness of Eos. J Gerontol A Biol Sci
Med Sci. Mar 2006;61(3):260-261.
5. Ruggiero C, Ferrucci L. The endeavor of high maintenance homeostasis: resting metabolic rate and
the legacy of longevity. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. May 2006;61(5):466-471.
6. Walston J, Hadley EC, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Newman AB, Studenski SA, Ershler WB, Harris
T, Fried LP. Research agenda for frailty in older adults: toward a better understanding of
physiology and etiology: summary from the American Geriatrics Society/National Institute on
Aging Research Conference on Frailty in Older Adults. J Am Geriatr Soc 2006,54:991-1001.
7. Ferrucci L, Simonsick EM. A little exercise. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. Nov
2006;61(11):1154-1156.
8. Inouye SK, Ferrucci L. Elucidating the pathophysiology of delirium and the interrelationship of
delirium and dementia. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. Dec 2006;61(12):1277-1280.
9. Ferrucci L, Alley D. Obesity, disability, and mortality: a puzzling link. Arch Intern Med. Apr 23
2007;167(8):750-751.
10. Ferrucci L. A year of excellence in geriatric research and some new dishes on the menu. J Gerontol
A Biol Sci Med Sci. May 2007;62(5):516-518.
11. Ling SM, Simonsick EM, Ferrucci L. A painful interface between normal aging and disease. J
Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. Jun 2007;62(6):613-615.
12. Ferrucci L. Throwing pots and commitments for 2008. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. Feb
2008;63(2):157-159.
13. Wieland D, Ferrucci L. Multidimensional geriatric assessment: back to the future. J Gerontol A
Biol Sci Med Sci. Mar 2008;63(3):272-274.
14. Cappola AR, Maggio M, Ferrucci L. Is research on hormones and aging finished? No! Just
started! J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2008 July; 63(7): 696-7.
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15. Ferrucci L. The Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA): A 50-Year-Long Journey and
Plans for the Future. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2008 Dec;63(12):1416-1419.
Letters, Correspondence
1. Rozzini, R.; Frisoni, G. B.; Ferrucci, L.; Barbisoni, P.; Trabucchi, M., Who are the older patients
failing to recover mobility after rehabilitation? J Am Geriatr Soc 1997, 45, (2), 250-2.
2. Ferrucci, L.; Guralnik, J. M.; Penninx, B. W.; Leveille, S., Cigarette smoke exposure and hearing
loss. Jama 1998, 280, (11), 963-4.
3. Russo, C. R.; Ricca, M.; Ferrucci, L., True osteoporosis and frailty-related osteopenia: two
different clinical entities. J Am Geriatr Soc 2000, 48, (12), 1738-9.
4. Russo, C. R.; Lauretani, F.; De Marco, F.; Ferrucci, L., Who should be screened for osteoporosis?
Jama 2001, 286, (16), 1970-1.
5. Corsi, A. M.; Ferrucci, L.; Gozzini, A.; Tanini, A.; Brandi, M. L., Myostatin polymorphisms and
age-related sarcopenia in the Italian population. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002, 50, (8), 1463.
6. Deiana, L.; Pes, G. M.; Carru, C.; Ferrucci, L.; Franceschi, C.; Baggio, G., The “Oldest Man on
the Planet”. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002, 50, (12), 2098-9.
7. Russo, C. R.; Lauretani, F.; Bartali, B.; Ferrucci, L., Trabecular and cortical bone in the
assessment of vertebral fracture risk. Osteoporos Int 2002, 13, (3), 266.
8. Maggio, M.; Basaria, S.; Ceda, G. P.; Ceresini, G.; Valenti, G.; Ferrucci, L., The role of soluble
interleukin-6 receptor in inflammatory diseases. Immunol Lett 2005, 98, (1), 171.
Book Chapters, Monographs (English)
1. Marchionni, N., Pini, R., Vannucci, A., Calamandrei, M., Conti, A., Di Bari, M., Ferrucci, L.,
Greppi, B., Antonini, F.M.. Intensive care of acute ischemic cardiopathy in old patients. In :"Aging
and drug therapy". G. Barbagallo Sangiorgi, A.N. Exton-Smith, editors Plenum Press,
1984:377-402
2. Antonini, F.M., Marchionni, N., Ferrucci, L, Di Bari, M.. Guidelines of the care of the aged
patients. In: "Modification of cell to cell signals during normal and pathological aging". NATO
ASI Series, Vol. H9. Springer-Verlag. Berlin Heidelberg, 1987: pp. 249
3. Ferrucci, L., Frisoni, G. Pathway from disease to disability. In: New Frontiers in Geriatric
Medicine. D. Osterweil, D.B. Reuben, R. Rozzini, L.Z. Rubenstein, M. Trabucchi eds. Kendall,
Brescia 1993: pp. 35-42.
4. Ferrucci, L., Guralnik, J.M., Bandeen-Roche, K.J., Lafferty, M.E., Pahor, M., Fried, L.P.
Physical performance measures. In: Guralnik JM, Fried LP, Simonsick EM, Kasper JD, Lafferty
ME, eds. The Women's Health and Aging Study: health and social characteristics of older women
with disability. Bethesda: NIH Publication, 1996: pp. 35-49.
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5. Ferrucci, L., Kittner, S.J., Corti, M.C., Guralnik, J.M. Neurological conditions. In: Guralnik JM,
Fried LP, Simonsick EM, Kasper JD, Lafferty ME, eds. The Women's Health and Aging Study:
health and social characteristics of older women with disability. Bethesda: NIH Publication, 1996:
pp. 140-151.
6. Hochberg, M.C., Corti, M.C., Ferrucci, L., Guralnik, J.M. Musculoskeletal Disease. In: Guralnik
JM, Fried LP, Simonsick EM, Kasper JD, Lafferty ME, eds. The Women's Health and Aging
Study: health and social characteristics of older women with disability. Bethesda: NIH Publication,
1996: pp. 128-139.
7. Corti, M.C., Williamson, J.D., Phillips, C.L., Rautaharju, F., Rautaharju ,P.M., Ferrucci, L.,
Brancati, F.L., Fried, L.P. Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. In: Guralnik JM, Fried LP,
Simonsick EM, Kasper JD, Lafferty ME, eds. The Women's Health and Aging Study: health and
social characteristics of older women with disability. Bethesda: NIH Publication, 1996: pp.
140-151.
8. Guralnik, J.M., Reuben, D.B., Buchner, D.M., Ferrucci, L. Performance measures of physical
function in comprehensive geriatric assessment. In: Rubinstein LZ, Bernabei R, Wieland D, eds.
Geriatric assessment technology: State of the art. Milan, Italy: Editrice Kurtis, 1995: pp. 59-74.
9. Ferrucci, L., Bandinelli, S., Cecchi, F., Salani, B., Baroni, A. Disability and quality of life in old
age. In: E. Heikkinen, J. Kuusinen, Ruoppila I. (eds). Preparation for Aging. Plenum Press, New
York 1995: pp.151-154.
10. Benvenuti, E., Bandinelli, S., Di Iorio, A., Gangemi, S., Camici, S., Lauretani, F., Cecchi, F.,
Guralnik, J.M., Ferrucci, L. Relationship between motor behaviour in young/middle age and
level of physical activity in late life. Is muscle strength in the causal pathway? In: P. Capodaglio,
M.V. Narici (eds). Advances in Rehabilitation. Maugeri Foundation Books – I libri della
Fondazione Maugeri PI-ME press, Pavia 2000: pp. 17-27.
11. Thanks to Ferrucci L, as participant in the meeting on Aging Research, Sept. 1999, London. In:
“Preparing for an aging world – The case for cross-national research”. National Academy Press,
Washington, D.C.
12. Guralnik, J.M., Ferrucci, L. Demography and Epidemiology. In: Principles of Geriatric Medicine
and Gerontology, 5 th Ed. Hazzard, Blass, Ettinger, Halter, and Ouslander. McGraw-Hill 2003: pp.
53-75.
13. Abbatecola, A., Windham, B.G., Bandinelli, S, Lauretani F, Paolisso G, Ferrucci L. Clinical and
Biochemical Evaluation Changes Over Aging. In: Biological Basis of Geriatric Oncology, Kluwer
2004 (In Press).
14. Guralnik, J.M., Ferrucci, L. Demographics. In: Beers MH, Berkow R eds. Merck Manual of
Geriatrics, Updated Third Edition. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck & Co. 2005: pp. 9 – 23.
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15. Guralnik, J.M., Ferrucci, L. Demography and Epidemiology. In: Hazzard WR, Blass JP, Halter,
J.B., Ouslander, J.G., Tinetti, M. eds. Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 5 th
Edition. McGraw-Hill Professional: 2003: pp. 53 – 76.
16. Ferrucci, L., Koh, C., Bandinelli, S., Guralnik, J.M. Measuring disability. In: Duthie, E.H.,
Katz, P.R., Malone, M.L. eds. Practice of Geriatrics, 4th Edition, Saunders Elsevier: 2007: pp. 255
– 270.
Books chapters, Monographs (Italian)
1. Ferrucci, L.,. Lamponi, M, Gori, G., Ziani, P., Marchionni, N., Baroni, A.. Eta' ed accorciamento
dei tempi di reazione mediante training. In "Normalita' e patologia delle funzioni cognitive
nell'invecchiamento". Salmaso A. Caffara P.- Edizioni Franco Angeli. Milano, 1990: pp. 54-65.
2. Marchionni, N., Ferrucci, L., Antonini, E., Bavazzano, A., Santacroce, P., Sesti, A.G., Taiti P.,
Tesi G. L'integrazione tra i vari livelli di assistenza all'anziano. Atti del convegno "Non
autosufficienza dell'anziano: strategie operative e sistema sanitario nazionale a confronto".
Edizioni Vita e Pensiero. Milano, 1990: pp. 251-260.
3. Antonini, F.M., Ferrucci, L. Valutazione multidimensionale dello stato di salute degli anziani. In:
Nuovi anziani e bisogni di salute. Lo scenario sanitario e le grandi patologie della terza eta': il caso
del sistema osteoarticolare. Vittorio Ghetti ed. Franco angeli, Milano 1992: pp. 13-18.
4. Ferrucci, L., Marchionni, N., Baroni, A. Dagli studi epidemiologici alla messa a punto degli
strumenti di valutazione. In: Gli anziani a casa. Uno studio a Dicomano. G. Tesi-E. Antonini Eds.
1993: pp. 79-96.
5. Ferrucci, L., Salani, B., Baroni, A. Confronto uomo-donna nella relazione tra scolarita' e stato di
salute. In: Gli anziani a casa. Uno studio a Dicomano. G. Tesi-E. Antonini Eds. 1993: pp. 97-108.
6. Ferrucci, L., Costanzo, S., Gori, G. Relazione fra eta', stato di salute, isolamento sociale e
sintomatologia depressiva. In: Gli anziani a casa. Uno studio a Dicomano. G. Tesi-E. Antonini
Eds. 1993: pp. 109-126.
7. Ferrucci, L., Benvenuti, F., Mugelli, C., Salani, B. Incontinenza urinaria e percezione soggettiva
dello stato di salute nella popolazione anziana di sesso femminile. Studio epidemiologico dei
potenziali fattori di confondimento. In: Gli anziani a casa. In: Gli anziani a casa. Uno studio a
Dicomano. G. Tesi-E. Antonini Eds. 1993: pp 153-164.
8. Ferrucci, L., Lamponi, M., Baroni, A. Disabilita' preclinica e test di performance fisica. In: Gli
anziani a casa. Uno studio a Dicomano. G. Tesi-E. Antonini Eds. 1993: pp. 165-176.
9. Benvenuti, F., Ferrucci, L., Gangemi, S. Dolore ai piedi e disabilita'. In: Gli anziani a casa. Uno
studio a Dicomano. G. Tesi-E. Antonini Eds. 1993: pp 189-200.
10. Rozzini, R., Ferrucci, L. La valutazione dei bisogni. L'Arco di Giano 1993; 2:128-139.
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11. Ferrucci, L., Lamponi, M., Costanzo, S., Del Lungo, I., De Benedetti, A., Flisi, E., Celli, R.,
Baroni, A. Verso criteri uniformi per la valutazione del grado di autosufficienza e dipendenza
degli anziani. In: A. Ardigo', G. Sciortino eds. "Una svolta per la salute degli anziani". Istituto
Trentino di Cultura, Serie Forum. Trento 1993, pp. 103-112.
12. Ferrucci, L., Del Lungo, I., Salani, B. Depressione e invecchiamento. In: Quale salute per
l’anziano nel terzo millennio? Edizioni Gruppo di Ricerca Geriatrica, Brescia 1994: pp-34-39.
13. Ferrucci, L., Baroni, A. Lo stato di salute negli anziani. In: Marco Geddes, La Salute degli Italiani
- Rapporto 1993, La Nuova Italia Scientifica, 1994: pp. 229-252.
14. Ferrucci, L., Cort,i C., Guralnik, J.M. Comorbilità e misura della gravità delle malattie croniche.
In: Patologie Internistiche e disturbi cognitivi nell’anziano. S. Franzoni, R. Rozzini, M. Trabucchi
eds. Guido Gnocchi Editore, Napoli 1995: pp 45-49.
15. Ferrucci, L. Il trasferimento dei risultati di Ricerca al SSN. Bollettino delle Ricerche del
Ministero della Sanità 1999; 1: 120-122.
Books, Textbooks (English)
1. Antonini, F.M., Ferrucci, L., Bandinelli, S., Lombardi, A., Baroni, A., Marchionni, N. (eds.).
Eparina. (Heparin). Editoriale Fernando Folini - I Quanta Srl. Milano, 1986.
2. Ferrucci, L., Heikkinen, E., Waters, W.E., Baroni, A. (eds.). Pendulum. Health and quality of life
in older Europeans. Editrice Giuntina, Florence, 1995.
3. Ferrucci, L., Bandinelli, S., Bartali, B., Lauretani, F., Pini, C.. InCHIANTI – Invecchiare in
Chianti.Pacini Editore S.P.A., Pisa, 2002.
Books, Textbooks (Italian)
1. Baroni, A., Ferrucci, L. La misura dello stato di salute. In: La riabilitazione Geriatrica. A. Baroni
ed. La Nuova Italia Scientifica, Milano, 1991.
2. Celli, R., Cicognani, G., De Benedetti, A., Ferrucci, L., Flisi, E., Giardini, S., Salani, B. Un nipote
per tre nonni. Anziani nel distretto di Lugo: autonomia, disabilita' e rete di assistenza. Azienda
Unita' Sanitaria Locale di Ravenna, 1994.
3. Antonini, F.M., Blandino, R., Cecchi, F., Ferrucci, L., Figura, F., Gulinelli, M., Jacomelli, M.,
Magnolfi, S., Pautasso, S., Rossi, B., Urbinati, G., Vitone, N. La terza età. In: Corpo Movimento e
Salute. F. Schino, P.Parisi. eds. Treccani, Roma, 1994.
4. Salani, B., Ferrucci, L., Del Lungo, I., Bandinelli, S. Depressione e Invecchiamento. In: Aspetti
Cruciali del Nursing Geriatrico. E. Zanetti, M. Trabucchi eds. Guido Gnocchi Editore, Napoli,
1995.
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5. Marchionni, N., Lisi, F., Cartei, A., Mottino, G., Ferrucci, L., Masotti, G.. La cura continuativa
nell’anziano: modello organizzativo. In: Il Punto su Aging Lung: dalla fisiologia alla clinica. V.
Grassi, F. Rengo, D. Olivieri. Scientific Press s.r.l. , Firenze, 1997.
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